Michael Gow (British Army officer)
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General Sir James Michael Gow, GCB (3 June 1924 – 26 March 2013) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and reached high office in the 1980s, commanding the British Army of the Rhine.
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Sir Michael Gow | |
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Birth name | James Michael Gow |
Born | (1924-06-03)3 June 1924 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 26 March 2013(2013-03-26) (aged 88) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1942–1986 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 278637 |
Unit | Scots Guards |
Commands held | Royal College of Defence Studies British Army of the Rhine General Officer Commanding, Scotland 4th Division 4th Guards Brigade 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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