John Sinclair (British Army officer)

Sir John Sinclair
Major General Sinclair in 1944.
Born(1897-05-29)29 May 1897
Fulham, London
Died22 March 1977(1977-03-22) (aged 79)
Funtington, West Sussex
NationalityBritish
OccupationIntelligence officer
AwardsKCMG,[1] CB,[2] OBE,[3] Commander of the Legion of Merit,[4] Commander of the Order of the Crown[5]
Espionage activity
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service branch
Rank

Sir John Alexander Sinclair, KCMG, CB, OBE (29 May 1897 – 22 March 1977) was a British Army general who was head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from 1953 to 1956.

  1. ^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1952. p. 4.
  2. ^ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2936.
  3. ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. p. 4248.
  4. ^ "No. 38122". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1947. p. 5352.
  5. ^ "No. 38288". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1948. p. 2920.

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