Eric de Burgh

General

Sir Eric de Burgh
Born(1881-05-10)10 May 1881[1]
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Died6 February 1973(1973-02-06) (aged 91)[2]
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
British Indian Army
Years of service1901–1941
RankGeneral
Service number3737
CommandsChief of the General Staff in India
1st Indian Division
Rawalpindi District
Lahore District
1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Third Anglo-Afghan War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)
Mary Fanshawe
(m. 1923; died 1934)
Tombstone of General de Burgh and his wife, Maudlin's Cemetery

General Sir Eric de Burgh, KCB, DSO, OBE (English: /d ˈbɜːr/; d’-BER; 10 May 1881 – 6 February 1973) was a British Indian Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff in India from 1939 to 1941.

  1. ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  2. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995