george, lieutenant, general, george, harris, december, 1912, december, 1990, british, army, officer, fought, second, world, notably, battle, arnhem, later, became, head, british, defence, staff, washington, born28, december, 1912franche, worcestershiredied27, . Lieutenant General Sir George Harris Lea 28 December 1912 27 December 1990 KCB DSO MBE was a British Army officer who fought in the Second World War notably at the Battle of Arnhem and later became Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington D C Sir George LeaBorn28 December 1912Franche WorcestershireDied27 December 1990 aged 77 Saint Brelade JerseyAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch British ArmyYears of service1925 1965RankLieutenant GeneralService number58226UnitLancashire FusiliersParachute RegimentRoyal Regiment of FusiliersCommands held11th Battalion Parachute Regiment2nd Infantry Brigade42nd Lancashire Division DistrictBattles warsSecond World WarMalayan EmergencyIndonesia Malaysia confrontationAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service OrderMember of the Order of the British EmpireMentioned in dispatchesMilitary career edit nbsp Officers of the 151st Parachute Battalion in India 1942 Major Lea is sat in the front row third from the left Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst Lea was commissioned into the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1933 1 2 He served in the Second World War as brigade major of the 4th Parachute Brigade and then as commanding officer of 11th Battalion Parachute Regiment 1 In this role he saw action during Operation Market Garden and became a prisoner of war 3 2 After attending the Staff College Camberley 2 Lea became commanding officer of the Special Air Service in 1955 and saw action again in Malaya He went on to be commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1957 deputy military secretary in 1960 and General Office Commanding 42nd Lancashire Division District of the Territorial Army in 1962 1 He was given command of the armed forces in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1963 and became director of operations in Borneo in the spring of 1965 just before a pivotal battle with Indonesia at Plaman Mapu during the Indonesia Malaysia confrontation 1 His last appointment was as head of the British Defence Staff in Washington D C in 1967 before retiring in 1970 4 In retirement Lea was Lieutenant of the Tower of London 5 References edit a b c d Lieutenant General Sir George Lea KCB DSO MBE Lancashire Fusiliers Retrieved 8 June 2015 a b c British Army officer histories Unit Histories Retrieved 22 December 2021 Geerge Lea Pegassus Archive Retrieved 8 June 2015 Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri Service Appointments PDF Archived from the original PDF on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 8 June 2015 Army Commands PDF Archived from the original PDF on 5 July 2015 Retrieved 8 June 2015 External links edit1st British Airborne Division officersMilitary officesPreceded byClaude Dunbar GOC 42nd Lancashire Division District1962 1963 Succeeded byNoel ThomasPreceded bySir Nigel Henderson Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington D C 1968 1970 Succeeded bySir John LapsleyHonorary titlesPreceded byKenneth Darling Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers1974 1977 Succeeded byAlexander James Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Lea amp oldid 1181408093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
