William Dobbie Military person

Lieutenant-General Sir William George Shedden Dobbie GCMG, KCB, DSO (12 July 1879 – 3 October 1964) was a British Army veteran of the Second Boer War, and First and Second World Wars.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 12, 1879
Birth place	Chennai
Date of death	October 03, 1964
Place of death	London , Kensington

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Order of St Michael and St George
military operations	Second Boer War World War II World War I
military command	Governor of Malta General Officer Commanding Malaya Command (August 1936 – July 1939) Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering
military unit	Royal Engineers
service start	1899
service end	1942