Gerald Lathbury

Sir Gerald Lathbury
General Sir Gerald Lathbury, seen here as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), East Africa, in May 1955.
Nickname(s)"Legs"
Born(1906-07-14)14 July 1906
Murree, British India[1]
Died16 May 1978(1978-05-16) (aged 71)
Mortimer, Berkshire, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1926–1965
RankGeneral
Service number34384
UnitOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Commands3rd Parachute Battalion
3rd Parachute Brigade
1st Parachute Brigade
16th Airborne Division
Staff College, Camberley
East Africa Command
Eastern Command
Battles / warsSecond World War
Palestine Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in despatches
Other workGovernor of Gibraltar

General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE (14 July 1906 – 16 May 1978) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the Second World War, serving with distinction with the British Army's airborne forces, commanding the 1st Parachute Brigade in Sicily, Italy and Holland. He later became Governor of Gibraltar from 1965 to 1969.[1]