• Operation Postmaster (1942)

Date of birth:

February 16th, 1897 (London, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

February 21st, 1986

Nationality:

British

Sir Geoffrey Miles Clifford was educated privately and studied anthropology at University College London. During the First World War he served in France and Flanders, later joining the Army of the Rhine.

In 1921 he entered the Colonial Administrative Service in Nigeria, rising to senior posts including Acting Resident of Adamawa and Principal Assistant Secretary. During the Second World War he commanded the Nigerian European Defence Force and, in 1940, assisted General Philippe Leclerc and the Free French in the rallying of Cameroon and French Equatorial Africa—an effort for which he was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance Française avec Rosette. During his time in Nigeria he was key in the preparation for Operation Postmaster. From 1942 to 1944 he served as Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar, and later held posts in Cyprus.

Clifford was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands in 1946, a position he held until 1954. His tenure oversaw post‑war reconstruction, improvements in education and health, and the expansion of the islands’ infrastructure.

After retiring from colonial service, Clifford remained active in public life, serving on boards including the United Nigeria Group and the Nigerian Electricity Supply Company. He died in 1986.

26 April 1932: Lieutenant

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• - LETT, B.G., Ian Fleming and SOE's Operation POSTMASTER, Pen & Sword Military, 2012.
  - The London Gazette 26-4-1932
  - The London Gazette 9-6-1949
  - The London Gazette 8-6-1944
  - The London Gazette 2-1-1939
  - Medal group

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