Giffard, George James
- Date of birth:
- September 27th, 1886 (Englefield Green/Surrey, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- November 17th, 1964 (Royal Hampshire County Hospital/Winchester, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1917
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1917
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, West Africa Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Palestine & Trans-Jordan Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1941
General Officer Commanding
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 11th Army Group, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1944
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