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Field Marshal

Sir John Dill
Sir John Dill in Egypt, 18 February 1941.
Born(1881-12-25)25 December 1881
Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland
Died4 November 1944(1944-11-04) (aged 62)
Washington, D.C., United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1901–1944
RankField Marshal
Service number6659
UnitPrince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
Commands heldChief of the Imperial General Staff (1940–41)
I Corps (1939–40)
Aldershot Command (1937–39)
British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1936–37)
Staff College, Camberley (1931–34)
2nd Infantry Brigade (1923–26)
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (8)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de guerre (France)
Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Officer of the Order of the Crown of Romania
Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav (Norway)
Order of Polonia Restituta, 1st Class (Poland)

Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill, GCB, CMG, DSO (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944) was a senior British Army officer with service in both the First World War and the Second World War. From May 1940 to December 1941 he was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, and subsequently served in Washington, D.C., as Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission and then Senior British Representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff.

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