Gort Chester | |
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Born | 14 June 1899 |
Died | 18 August 1946 | (aged 47)
Buried | Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu) Anglican Cemetery, North Borneo |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
Service | British Army Australian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Service number | 255581 |
Unit | King Edward's Horse General List Z Special Unit |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis George Leach "Gort" Chester DSO, OBE (14 June 1899 – 18 August 1946) was a British soldier who led several Z Special Unit operations in Borneo during World War II.