Temple Gurdon (British Army officer)

Major-General Edward Temple Leigh Gurdon CB, CBE, MC (1896–1959) was a British Army officer.

Temple Gurdon
Born	1896
Died	1959
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Bn, the Black Watch 25th Infantry Brigade 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Salisbury Plain District
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

Military career

Gurdon was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) on 12 May 1915 during the First World War.[1] He served in the Second World War as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the Black Watch from 1940, as commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade from January 1941 and as Brigadier on the General Staff at Eastern Command in India in August 1942 before becoming Director of Military Training at Army Headquarters India in April 1943.[2] After the war he became General Officer Commanding the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division in September 1945 and General Officer Commanding, Salisbury Plain District in January 1947 before retiring in October 1948.[3]

References

1. "No. 29159". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1915. p. 4540.
2. "Gurdon, Edward Temple Leigh". Generals.dk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Stuart Rawlins	GOC 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division 1945–1947	Succeeded by George Richards