Millis Jefferis

Millis Rowland Jefferis
Born(1899-01-09)9 January 1899
Merstham, Surrey
Died5 September 1963(1963-09-05) (aged 64)
Porthgwarra, Cornwall
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch
Years of service1918–1953
RankMajor-General
Service number15844
UnitRoyal Engineers
Battles / warsWorld War I
Waziristan Campaign
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Mentioned in dispatches
Norwegian War Cross with sword
Other workDeputy Engineer-Chief India
Engineer-in-Chief Pakistan
Chief superintendent of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment

Major-General Sir Millis Rowland Jefferis KBE MC (9 January 1899 – 5 September 1963) was a British military officer who founded a special unit of the British Ministry of Supply which developed unusual weapons during the Second World War.