William Jackson (British Army officer)

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General

Sir William Jackson

GBE KCB KStJ MC*
Sir William Jackson (left) with Sir Joshua Hassan, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (right), awaiting the arrival in Gibraltar of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1977
Born(1917-08-28)28 August 1917
Blackpool, Lancashire
Died12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 81)
Swindon, Wiltshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1937–1977
RankGeneral
Service number73056
UnitRoyal Engineers
CommandsNorthern Command
Gurkha Engineers
ConflictsSecond World War
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, GBE, KCB, KStJ, MC & Bar (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999) was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar.

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