John Dill
Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill, GCB, CMG, DSO (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944) was a senior British Army officer with service in both the First World War and the Second World War. From May 1940 to December 1941 he was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, and subsequently served in Washington, D.C., as Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission and then Senior British Representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff.
Sir John Dill | |
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Sir John Dill in Egypt, 18 February 1941. | |
| Born | 25 December 1881 Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | 4 November 1944 (aged 62) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1944 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Service number | 6659 |
| Unit | Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) |
| Commands held | Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1940–41) I Corps (1939–40) Aldershot Command (1937–39) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1936–37) Staff College, Camberley (1931–34) 2nd Infantry Brigade (1923–26) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (8) Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Officer of the Order of the Crown of Romania Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav (Norway) Order of Polonia Restituta, 1st Class (Poland) |
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