Sir George Frederick Gorringe | |
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Nickname(s) | Bloody Orange |
Born | Kingston by Sea, England | 10 February 1868
Died | 24 October 1945 Kingston by Sea | (aged 77)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1888 – 1924 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | 3rd Indian Army Corps 47th (1/2nd London) Division 10th Division |
Battles / wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[1] Distinguished Service Order |
Other work | Farming |
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]