biography
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Templer, Sir Gerald
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| lived:
| (1898–1979)
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| biography:
| British soldier. He trained at Sandhurst Military Academy, was commissioned in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and served with them in World War 1. In World War 2 he became commander of the 6th Armoured Division. He was deputy (1948–50) then Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1955–8). As high commissioner and commander-in-chief in Malaya (1952–4), he frustrated the Communist guerrillas' offensive. |
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