Английская Википедия:George Henry Inglis

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Major General George Henry Inglis, Шаблон:Post-nominals (22 August 1902 – 2 March 1979) was a senior British Army officer.[1]

Education

Inglis was educated at Ardvreck School, Crieff, Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

Military career

Inglis was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1922. During the Second World War, he served in France, with South East Asia Command (SEAC) and Middle East Land Forces (MELF).[1] Promoted to brigadier in 1944, he was mentioned in despatches for service in Burma in 1946 and again for service in Palestine in 1949.[2][3]

In 1948 Inglis was commanding officer of the 18th Training Brigade, Oswestry. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1950.[4] He was General Officer Commanding the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division from 1950 to 1952.[5] He was promoted to major general in 1951,[6] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1952.[7]

Inglis became General Officer Commanding, Nigeria district in 1953 before retiring from the British Army in 1956.[8] From 1960 to 1967 he served as colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery.[1]

Appointments

Inglis was appointed Justice of the peace (JP) Cumberland in 1958; High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1961; deputy lieutenant of Cumberland in 1962 and vice-lieutenant of Cumberland from 1969 to 1974.[1][9][10] He also served as vice-president of The Royal British Legion from 1978 to 1979 and president of the North West area from 1973 to 1979.[1]

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