G. F. Gorringe

Sir George Frederick Gorringe
Lieutenant General Sir George Gorringe
Nickname(s)Bloody Orange
Born(1868-02-10)10 February 1868
Kingston by Sea, England
Died24 October 1945(1945-10-24) (aged 77)
Kingston by Sea
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1888 – 1924
RankLieutenant General
Commands3rd Indian Army Corps
47th (1/2nd London) Division
10th Division
Battles/warsMahdist War
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Other workFarming

Lieutenant General Sir George Frederick Gorringe, KCB, KCMG, DSO (10 February 1868 – 24 October 1945) served as an active field commander in the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War and the First World War, on the Palestine and Western Fronts.[1]

  1. ^ "First World War.com - Who's Who - George Gorringe". Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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