Garry Johnson
Sir Garry Johnson | |
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Born | 20 September 1937 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 11th Armoured Brigade Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong Allied Forces Northern Europe |
Battles/wars | Malaysian Emergency |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
General Sir Garry Dene Johnson KCB OBE MC (born 20 September 1937) was Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe.
Military career
Garry Johnson was commissioned into the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1956.[1] He served in Malaysia during the Malaysian Emergency.[2] In 1981 he was made Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade.[3]
In 1985 he was selected to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff.[4] He moved on to be Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1987[5] before being appointed Commander for Training and Arms Directors in 1989.[6]
In 1992 he became Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe[7] and retired in 1994.[8]
He was Regimental Colonel of the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles from 1985 to 1994.[9]
Johnson has been awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal by the King and Government of Malaysia.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 40851". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 August 1956. p. 4583.
- ^ a b Malaysia honours British veterans The Star, 20 July 2006
- ^ "Royal Green Jackets Association". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "No. 50013". The London Gazette. 21 January 1985. p. 871.
- ^ "No. 51061". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 September 1987. p. 11451.
- ^ "No. 51890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1989. p. 11310.
- ^ "No. 52891". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 April 1992. p. 6631.
- ^ "No. 53835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1994. p. 15267.
- ^ "10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1937 births
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- Royal Gurkha Rifles officers
- Living people
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- Recipients of the Pingat Jasa Malaysia
- British Army personnel stubs