Edward Gent
Sir Edward James Gent KCMG DSO OBE MC (28 October 1895 – 4 July 1948) was the first appointed Governor of the Malayan Union in 1946. He was most famous for heading early British attempts to crush a pro-independence uprising in Malaya led by the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency, before dying during the first year of the war in an aviation accident.
His Excellency Sir Edward James Gent KCMG DSO OBE MC | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner for Malaya | |
| In office 1 February 1948 – 4 July 1948 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Gurney |
| Governor of the Malayan Union | |
| In office 1 April 1946 – 30 January 1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerard Edward James Gent 28 October 1895 Kingston, UK |
| Died | 4 July 1948 (age 52) Ruislip, Middlesex, UK |
| Spouse | Guendolen Mary Wyeth |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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