Walter Babington Thomas

Sandy Thomas
Nickname(s)	"Sandy"
Born	(1919-06-29)29 June 1919 Motueka, New Zealand
Died	22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 98) Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Allegiance	New Zealand United Kingdom
Service / branch	New Zealand Military Forces (1940–46) British Army (1946–72)
Years of service	1940–1972
Rank	Major General
Commands	Far East Land Forces (1970–71) 5th Division (1968–70) 23rd Battalion (1944–45)
Battles / wars	Second World War Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Italian Campaign Mau Mau Uprising
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (2) Silver Star (United States)

Major General Walter Babington "Sandy" Thomas, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, ED (29 June 1919 – 22 October 2017) was a New Zealand-born British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Far East Land Forces from 1970 to 1971.^[1] He previously served with the New Zealand Military Forces in the Second World War, where he was decorated, wounded and, at age 24, became the youngest New Zealand battalion commander of the war.