John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Gort VC, GCB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MVO, MC
High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan
In office 1 November 1944 – 5 November 1945
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	Sir Harold MacMichael
Succeeded by	Sir Alan Cunningham
Governor of Malta
In office 7 May 1942 – 26 September 1944
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	William Dobbie
Succeeded by	Edmond Schreiber
Governor of Gibraltar
In office 14 May 1941 – 31 May 1942
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	Clive Gerard Liddell
Succeeded by	Noel Mason-Macfarlane
Personal details
Born	John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker (1886-07-10)10 July 1886 Westminster, London, England
Died	31 March 1946(1946-03-31) (aged 59) Southwark, London, England
Spouse	Corinna Vereker ​ ​ (m. 1911; div. 1925)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	John Vereker, 5th Viscount Gort Eleanor Surtees
Relatives	William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (son-in-law)
Nickname	"Tiger"
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1905–1945
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	British Expeditionary Force Chief of the Imperial General Staff Staff College, Camberley Guards Brigade 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Member of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (9)

Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, VC, GCB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MVO, MC (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (the professional head of the British Army). He is best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force that was sent to France in the first year of the Second World War, only to be evacuated from Dunkirk the following year. Gort later served as Governor of Gibraltar and Malta, and High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan.