John Sydney Lethbridge

John Sydney Lethbridge
Born	11 December 1897
Died	11 August 1961 (aged 63) Devon, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1915-1960
Rank	Major General
Service number	13389
Unit	Royal Engineers
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

Major-General John Sydney Lethbridge CB, CBE, MC (11 December 1897 – 11 August 1961) was a British soldier. He served as a commissioned officer with the Royal Engineers on the Western Front during the early years of the First World War and later in the Middle East. He spent much of the interwar period serving in British India. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he was posted to the British Expeditionary Force in France, later serving as Commander, Royal Engineers in the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. He spent the later war years as a staff officer. After the end of the war, he served in senior civil defence roles. He died in 1961, shortly after his retirement from the British Army.