Gerald Lathbury

Sir Gerald Lathbury
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]