George Giffard

General Sir George Giffard GCB, DSO
General Sir George Giffard in British India in c. 1943
Born	(1886-09-27)27 September 1886 Englefield Green, Surrey, England
Died	17 November 1964(1964-11-17) (aged 78) Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	General
Service number	3408
Unit	Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Commands held	11th Army Group (1943–44) Eastern Army, India (1943) West Africa Command (1940–43) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1940) 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (1932–33)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (2) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)
Relations	Susan Lawrence (aunt)

General Sir George James Giffard, GCB, DSO (27 September 1886 – 17 November 1964) was a British military officer, who had a distinguished career in command of African troops in the First World War, rising to command an Army Group in South East Asia in the Second World War.^[1]