G. F. Gorringe

Sir George Frederick Gorringe
Lieutenant General Sir George Gorringe
Nickname(s)Bloody Orange
Born(1868-02-10)10 February 1868
Kingston by Sea, England
Died24 October 1945(1945-10-24) (aged 77)
Kingston by Sea
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1888 – 1924
RankLieutenant General
Commands3rd Indian Army Corps
47th (1/2nd London) Division
10th Division
Battles / warsMahdist War
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[1]
Distinguished Service Order
Other workFarming

Lieutenant General Sir George Frederick Gorringe, KCB, KCMG, DSO (10 February 1868 – 24 October 1945) served as an active field commander in the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War and the First World War, on the Palestine and Western Fronts.[2]

  1. ^ "No. 13186". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1918. p. 9.
  2. ^ "First World War.com - Who's Who - George Gorringe". Retrieved 12 March 2016.