Derek Horsford Military person

Major-General Derek Gordon Thomond Horsford CBE DSO & bar (7 February 1917 – 5 October 2007) was a British Army officer who commanded the 17th Gurkha Division.

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Derek Horsford
Birth dateFebruary 07, 1917
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Date of deathOctober 05, 2007

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Korean War
World War II
military branch
British Army
military command
Yorkshire District
17th Gurkha Division
24th Infantry Brigade
1st Bn King's Regiment
4th Bn 1st Gurkha Rifles
50th Northumbrian District
service start1938
service end1971

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