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Sir Charles Allfrey
Major-General Charles Allfrey (center), with two other officers, in 1942
Born(1895-10-24)24 October 1895
Southam, Warwickshire, England
Died2 November 1964(1964-11-02) (aged 69)
Bristol, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1948
RankLieutenant General
Service number5697
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
Royal Artillery
Commands heldBritish Troops in Egypt (1944–48)
V Corps (1942–44)
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (1941–42)
Devon and Cornwall County Division (1941)
South-Western Area (1940)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross & Bar
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Lieutenant General Sir Charles Walter Allfrey, KBE, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, DL (24 October 1895 – 2 November 1964) was a senior British Army officer who served in both the world wars, most notably during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding of V Corps in North Africa and Italy from 1942 to 1944.

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