Ivan de la Bere
Brigadier Sir Ivan de la Bere, KCVO, CB, CBE (25 April 1893 – 27 December 1970) was a senior British Army officer, who played a prominent part in the Siege of Malta during the Second World War. He was later an official in the Royal Household.
Sir Ivan de la Bere | |
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de la Bere, by Leslie Cole, 1943 | |
| Born | 25 April 1893 Cheltenham, England |
| Died | 27 December 1970 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1945 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held | 233rd Infantry Brigade (1943–45) 3rd (Malta) Infantry Brigade (1942–43) Central Infantry Brigade (1941–42) 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment (1939–40) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Secretary-General, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Extra Gentleman Usher to the Queen |
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