Ian Freeland

Sir Ian Freeland
Born	(1912-09-14)14 September 1912 Milton, Hampshire, England
Died	2 July 1979(1979-07-02) (aged 66) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1932–1971
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	53691
Unit	Norfolk Regiment Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Commands	7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 12th Infantry Brigade 54th (East Anglian) Division/District East Africa Command British Land Forces Kenya Army Northern Ireland Command
Battles / wars	World War II Zanzibar Revolution Cyprus Emergency Northern Ireland
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Chevalier of the Order of the Crown with Palm (Belgium) Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm (Belgium)

Lieutenant General Sir Ian Henry Freeland GBE, KCB, DSO, DL (14 September 1912 – 2 July 1979) was a senior British Army officer, who served with distinction during World War II and most notably served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) and Director of Operations in security matters in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of rioting in 1969, and the beginning of the Troubles.^[1]