George Forty

George Forty
Born(1927-09-10)10 September 1927
London, England
Died19 May 2016(2016-05-19) (aged 88)
EducationAshville College, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Alma materQueen's College, Oxford
OccupationMilitary writer & museum director
SpouseAnne Forty
Children4
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1945-71
Unit1st Royal Tank Regiment
Battles / warsKorean War
* Third Battle of the Hook

George Forty OBE (10 September 1927 – 19 May 2016) was a British Army officer who was chief of staff of the Royal Armoured Corps gunnery school and later director of the Tank Museum, and also author of many books on warfare.