| Sir John Gathorne-Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1874 |
| Died | August 21, 1949 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit |
Second Boer War Great War Second World War |
| Commands held |
Northern Command Aldershot Command |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy GCB, GCVO, CMG, DSO (14 January 1874 – 21 August 1949) was a British First World War General officer who served in Italy and the Western Front. His parents were John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway.
Military career[]
He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He joined the British Army as a commissioned officer in the Grenadier Guards in 1894.[1] He went on to serve in the Second Boer War as a Captain and later brevet major.[1] He served as a General Staff Officer in the First World War.[1] After commands as a General in Egypt and India, he was Commander in Chief at Northern Command from 1931 to 1933 and at Aldershot Command from 1933 to 1937.[1]
Family[]
He married Isobel Constance Mary Stanley, daughter of Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby and Lady Constance Villiers, on 10 December 1898.[2]
External links[]
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