Guy Gregson

Guy Gregson

Major-General Guy Patrick Gregson CB CBE DSO & Bar MC (1906–1988) was a British soldier.

Education

Gregson was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

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).

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

References

*"GREGSON, Major-General Guy Patrick" in "Who Was Who 1897-2006" online, retrieved August 22, 2007, from [http://www.credoreference.com/entry/6155814 GREGSON, Maj.-Gen. Guy Patrick]


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