Back وليام جاكسون ARZ ویلیام گادفری فوترگیل جکسون Persian William Jackson (gouverneur) French Джексон, Уильям Годфри Russian
General Sir William Jackson | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:William_Jackson_and_Joshua_Hassan.jpg) Sir William Jackson (left) with Sir Joshua Hassan, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (right), awaiting the arrival in Gibraltar of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1977. | |
| Born | 28 August 1917 Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Died | 12 March 1999 (aged 81) Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1937–1977 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 73056 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | Northern Command Gurkha Engineers |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Suez Crisis Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches |
General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, GBE, KCB, MC & Bar (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999)[1] was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar.