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Sir Millis Jefferis | |
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| Born | 9 January 1899 Merstham, Surrey |
| Died | 5 September 1963 (aged 64) Porthgwarra, Cornwall |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | |
| Years of service | 1918–1953 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Service number | 15844 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | World War I Waziristan Campaign Second World War |
| Awards | Knight 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 work | Deputy 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.