John Osbaldiston Field

Sir John Osbaldiston Field KBE CMG (1913 – 1985) was the last Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands from 9 January 1970 and then, from 1 January 1972, the first Governor of this Crown Colony.[1]

From 1963 to 1969, he also was the British Governor of Saint Helena. He was before the Commissioner of British Cameroons (United Nations trust territory) before incorporation.

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