Edward Burke-Gaffney Explained

Edward Burke-Gaffney
Birth Date:1900
Death Date:1981 (aged 80−81)
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Serviceyears:1920-1954
Rank:Major-General
Servicenumber:19140
Commands:Aldershot District
Battles:World War II

Major-General Edward Sebastian Burke-Gaffney (1900 - 1981) was a British Army officer who commanded Aldershot District.

Military career

Burke-Gaffney was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1920. In 1933 he became the Officer Commanding the Gentleman Cadets at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1] He served in World War II as a staff officer responsible for co-ordination and supply at Army Headquarters in India.[2] After the War became a brigadier at Scottish Command.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1953 and retired in 1954.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/GAFFNEY.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. http://generals.dk/general/Gaffney/Edward_Sebastian_Burke/Great_Britain.html Generals.dk