Derek Horsford

Derek Horsford
Major General Horsford and Pengiran Yusof in Brunei, 1970
Born(1917-02-07)7 February 1917
London, United Kingdom
Died5 October 2007(2007-10-05) (aged 90)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1938–1971
RankMajor-General
Service number380035
Commands held4th Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles
1st Bn King's Regiment
24th Infantry Brigade
50th (Northumbrian) Division/District
Yorkshire District
17th Gurkha Division
Battles/warsSecond World War: Korean War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & bar

Major-General Derek Gordon Thomond Horsford CBE DSO & bar (7 February 1917 – 5 October 2007) was a British Army officer who commanded the 17th Gurkha Division.


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