General Sir Gerald Lathbury, seen here as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), East Africa, in May 1955.
Nickname(s)
"Legs"
Born
(1906-07-14)14 July 1906 Murree, British India[1]
Died
16 May 1978(1978-05-16) (aged 71) Mortimer, Berkshire, England[1]
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1926–1965
Rank
General
Service number
34384
Unit
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Commands held
3rd Parachute Battalion 3rd Parachute Brigade 1st Parachute Brigade 16th Airborne Division Staff College, Camberley East Africa Command Eastern Command
Battles/wars
Second World War Palestine Emergency
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in despatches
Other work
Governor of Gibraltar
General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE (14 July 1906 – 16 May 1978) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the Second World War, serving with distinction with the British Army's airborne forces, commanding the 1st Parachute Brigade in Sicily, Italy and Holland. He later became Governor of Gibraltar from 1965 to 1969.[1]
^ abc1st British Airborne Division, Arnhem, September 1944
General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE (14 July 1906 – 16 May 1978) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the Second World War...
Resistance in the town of Ede. In early October he was joined by Brigadier GeraldLathbury and soon a 'Brigade HQ in hiding' was set up. Tatham-Warter made contact...
Through De Nooij, Dobie got back in touch with his immediate superior GeraldLathbury, who was in hiding in Ede, and Derk Wildeboer, leader of the Domestic...
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1964 – 6 August 1969 Monarch Elizabeth II Governor Sir Dudley Ward Sir GeraldLathbury Sir Varyl Begg Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Sir Robert...
Preceded by New post GOC 16th Airborne Division 1947–1948 Succeeded by GeraldLathbury Preceded by Edmund Hakewill-Smith GOC 51st/52nd Scottish Division 1948–1950...
12 July, the British 1st Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier GeraldLathbury, had been dropped in Operation Fustian, an attempt to capture the Primosole...
Corps. Urquhart decided to land the 1st Parachute Brigade (Brigadier GeraldLathbury) and the 1st Airlanding Brigade (Brigadier Philip "Pip" Hicks') on...
August 1965 Sir Alfred Ward, Governor 5 August 1965 to March 1969 Sir GeraldLathbury, Governor March 1969 to 3 October 1973 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl...
with no airborne experience, rather than Browning's choice, Brigadier GeraldLathbury of the 1st Parachute Brigade. The decision was to become controversial...
Winchester, where they had moved in 1961. On 22 May 1964, General Sir GeraldLathbury, Colonel Commandant of the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) and also...
initial target of the British 1st Parachute Brigade, under Brigadier GeraldLathbury, was to capture the Primosole bridge and the high ground around it...
Division failed to gain its objectives and Erskine was sacked and replaced by Gerald Lloyd-Verney. In spite of his indifferent performance as a field commander...
1953–1955 General Sir George Erskine 1955–1957 Lieutenant General Sir GeraldLathbury 1957–1960 Major General Sir Nigel Tapp 1960–1963 Major-General Sir...
Mayor Joshua Hassan William Thompson Alfred J. Vasquez Preceded by GeraldLathbury Succeeded by John Grandy Personal details Born Varyl Cargill Begg (1908-10-01)1...
less hopeful that life could have started there spontaneously." Sir GeraldLathbury succeeded Sir Alfred Dudley Ward as Governor of Gibraltar. Between...
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