Geoffrey Charles Evans Military person
Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Charles Evans KBE, CB, DSO & Two Bars (13 January 1901 – 27 January 1987) was an officer in the British Army during World War II and the post-war era. He was highly regarded as both a staff and field officer and had the distinction of being awarded the Distinguished Service Order on three separate occasions.
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Birth date | January 01, 1901 |
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Date of death | January 01, 1987 |
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military command | Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong (1951 to 1952) 1st Royal Sussex Regiment (1941 to 1942) 40th Division (1949 to 1951) Allied Land Forces in Siam (1945 to 1946) British 42nd Division (1947 to 1948) Indian 123rd Infantry Brigade (1944) Indian 5th Infantry Division (1944) Indian 7th Infantry Division (1944 to 1945) Indian 9th Infantry Brigade (1944) Northern Command (1953 to 1957) |
service start | 1920 |
service end | 1957 |