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JACKSON, Gen. Sir William (Godfrey Fothergill), GBE 1975 (OBE_1958); KCB 1971; MC 1940, and Bar, 1943; Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Gibraltar, since 1978; b 28 Aug. 1917; s of late Col A. Jackson, RAMC, Yanwath, Cumberland, and E. M. Jackson (née Fothergill), Brownber, Westmorland; m 1946, Joan Mary Buesden; one s one d. Educ: Shrewsbury; RMA, Woolwich; King's Coll, Cambridge, King's medal, RMA Woolwich, 1937. Commnd into Royal Engineers. 1937; served War of 1939-45: Norwegian Campaign, 1940, Tunisia, 1942-43; Sicily and Italy, 1943-44; Far East, 1945; GSO1, HQ Allied Land Forces SE Asia, 1945-48, Instructor, Staff Coll., Camberley, 1948-50, Instructor, RMA, Sandhurst, 1951-53; AA & QMG (War Plans), War Office, during Suez ops, 1956; Comdr, Gurkha Engrs, 1958-60, Col GS, Minley Div. of Staff Coll, Camberley, 1961-62; Dep. Dir of Staff Duties, War Office, 1962-64, Imp. Def. Coll, 1965; Dir, Chief of Defence Staff's Unison Planning Staff, 1966-68; Asst Chief of General Staff (Operational Requirements), MoD, 1968-70, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, 1970-72; OMG, 1973-76. Military Historian, Cabinet Office, 1977-78. Colonel Commandant: RE, 1971-; Gurkha Engrs, 1971-76; RAOC, 1973-; Hon. Col, Engineer and Rly Staff Corps, RE, TAVR, 1977; ADC (Gen.) to the Queen, 1974–76. Publications: Attack in the West, 1953; Seven Roads to Moscow, 1957; The Battle for Italy, 1967; Battle for Rome, 1969, Alexander of Tunis as Military Commander, 1971; The North African Campaigns, 1975; Overlord: Normandy 1944, 1978; contribs to Royal United Service Insta JI (gold medals for prize essays, 1950 and 1966). Recreations: fishing, writing, gardening. Address: The Convent, Gibraltar, Williams & Glyn's Bank Ltd, Holt's Branch, Whitehall, SWI. Club: Army and Navy.

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