George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
Field Marshal George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, GCB, GCMG, DSO (5 November 1866 – 23 March 1948) was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1926 to 1933. He served in the Second Boer War and during the First World War he served briefly on the Western Front but spent most of the war commanding the British forces on the Macedonian front. As CIGS he generally promoted the mechanisation of British land forces although limited practical progress was made during his term in office.
The Right Honourable The Lord Milne | |
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Field Marshal Lord Milne by Olive Edis (1920) | |
| Born | 5 November 1866 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 23 March 1948 (aged 81) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1885–1933 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held | Chief of the Imperial General Staff Eastern Command Salonika Army XVI Corps 27th Division |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) War Cross (Greece) Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France) |
| Other work | Constable of the Tower of London (1933–38) |
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