Guy Gregson
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Major-General Guy Patrick Gregson CB CBE DSO & Bar MC (1906–1988) was a British soldier.
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[edit] Education
Gregson was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
[edit] Career
He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1925 and saw active service in the Second World War (1939-1945) (mentioned in despatches twice, MC, DSO and Bar, Croix de Guerre). Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1942, and Brigadier, 1950. Served in the Korean War, 1953 (CBE). General Officer Commanding 1st Division, Salisbury Plain District (1956-1959), then Regional Director of Civil Defence for the UK's Eastern Region (1960-1968).
[edit] Honours
- Military Cross, 1942
- Distinguished Service Order, 1943
- Bar to the Distinguished Service Order, 1944
- Croix de Guerre, 1945
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1953
- Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1958
[edit] References
- GREGSON, Major-General Guy Patrick in Who Was Who 1897-2006 online, retrieved August 22, 2007, from GREGSON, Maj.-Gen. Guy Patrick
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