Gerald Templer Military person

Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer KG, GCB, GCMG, KBE, DSO (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a British military commander who fought in both World Wars. He is best known for his defeat of the guerrilla rebels in Malaya between 1952 and 1954. He later advised the British Government on the response to the Suez Crisis.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 11, 1898
Birth place
Colchester , Essex
Date of deathOctober 25, 1979
Place of death
London , Chelsea London

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine
World War II
Malayan Emergency
World War I
military branch
British Army
military command
XI Corps
II Corps
1st Infantry Division
6th Armoured Division
56th Infantry Division
47th Infantry Division
service start1916
service end1958

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