Geoffrey Thompson (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Stuart Thompson KBE CB DSO (1905–1983) was a senior British Army officer who became Military Secretary.
Sir Geoffrey Thompson | |
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| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1983 |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1925–1961 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 1st Field Regiment, RA |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Military Secretary
Thompson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1925.[1]
He served in World War II and from 1942 was attached the French Forces in the Middle East.[1] In 1944 he was made Commanding Officer of 1st Field Regiment in Italy.[1] He took part in the liberation of Athens in 1945.[2]
After the War he became Chief of Staff at Anti-Aircraft Command and then, from 1950, Commander of No. 2 Army Group Royal Artillery in Egypt.[1] He was appointed Director of Land/Air Warfare and Director of NATO Standardisation at the War Office in 1952 and went on to be Senior Army Instructor at the Imperial Defence College in 1955.[1] He was appointed Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1957 and Military Secretary in 1959.[1] He retired in 1961.[1]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1961 to 1969.[1]
In retirement he became a Director of Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. (Dublin) Limited.[3]
References
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Medal group to a General and his wife
- Parliamentary Debates Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dáil Éireann, Volume 238, 19 February 1969
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Stockwell |
Military Secretary 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir William Stirling |