Sir Julian Gascoigne | |
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Born | 25 October 1903 |
Died | 26 February 1990 | (aged 86)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1923–1953 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 27192 |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands held |
London District 201st Guards Motor Brigade 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Spouse(s) | Joyce Newman |
Major-General Sir Julian Alvery Gascoigne, KCMG, KCVO, CB, DSO, DL (25 October 1903 – 26 February 1990) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and became Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District. After retiring from the army, he worked as a stockbroker and then served as Governor of Bermuda from 1959 to 1964.
Gascoigne was born on 25 October 1903 at Ashtead Lodge, Ashtead, Surrey, England. [1] His father was Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gascoigne, KCVO, CMG, DSO. [1] He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public boarding school. [2]
Gascoigne entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1923. [2] From 1927 to 1928, he served as aide de camp to Sir Stanley Jackson, the then Governor of Bengal. [2] He was an instructor at Sandhurst in 1935, [2] and attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1938 to 1939. [1]
During the early part of the Second World War, from 1939 to 1941, Gascoigne served as a staff officer in and around London. [1] He was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards from 1941 to 1942, and of the 201st Guards Motor Brigade from 1942 to 1943. [1] [2] He saw active service in Egypt, Syria, North Africa and Italy. [2] He fought at the Battle of Alamein, with the Eighth Army in Tunis, and in Salerno as part of the Allied invasion of Italy. [2] He was seriously wounded during fighting at Monte Camino in 1943, and was evacuated back to the UK where he spent time recuperating in hospital. [2] [1] He was an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley from 1944 until the end of the war. [2]
After the war, he attended the Imperial Defence College in 1946. [1] From 1947 to 1949, he served as Deputy Commander of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington, D.C. [2] He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District in 1950. [1] During his time as "The Major General", he oversaw the funeral of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. [2]
Gascoigne retired from the army in 1953. [2]
In retirement he worked as a stockbroker from 1955 to 1959 and was then Governor of Bermuda (combining the roles of civil Governor and military Commander-in-Chief of the Bermuda Command) from 1959 to 1964. [2] He hosted an important summit meeting in December 1961 between British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and U.S. President John F. Kennedy, following the erection of the Berlin Wall. [3]
By 1970 he was President of the Union Jack Club in London. [4]
In 1928, he married Joyce Newman. [1] [5] Together, they had one son and one daughter. [1] He was an uncle of University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne. [6]
Sir Julian Gascoigne | |
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Born | 25 October 1903 |
Died | 26 February 1990 | (aged 86)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1923–1953 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 27192 |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands held |
London District 201st Guards Motor Brigade 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Spouse(s) | Joyce Newman |
Major-General Sir Julian Alvery Gascoigne, KCMG, KCVO, CB, DSO, DL (25 October 1903 – 26 February 1990) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and became Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District. After retiring from the army, he worked as a stockbroker and then served as Governor of Bermuda from 1959 to 1964.
Gascoigne was born on 25 October 1903 at Ashtead Lodge, Ashtead, Surrey, England. [1] His father was Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gascoigne, KCVO, CMG, DSO. [1] He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public boarding school. [2]
Gascoigne entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1923. [2] From 1927 to 1928, he served as aide de camp to Sir Stanley Jackson, the then Governor of Bengal. [2] He was an instructor at Sandhurst in 1935, [2] and attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1938 to 1939. [1]
During the early part of the Second World War, from 1939 to 1941, Gascoigne served as a staff officer in and around London. [1] He was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards from 1941 to 1942, and of the 201st Guards Motor Brigade from 1942 to 1943. [1] [2] He saw active service in Egypt, Syria, North Africa and Italy. [2] He fought at the Battle of Alamein, with the Eighth Army in Tunis, and in Salerno as part of the Allied invasion of Italy. [2] He was seriously wounded during fighting at Monte Camino in 1943, and was evacuated back to the UK where he spent time recuperating in hospital. [2] [1] He was an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley from 1944 until the end of the war. [2]
After the war, he attended the Imperial Defence College in 1946. [1] From 1947 to 1949, he served as Deputy Commander of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington, D.C. [2] He was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District in 1950. [1] During his time as "The Major General", he oversaw the funeral of King George VI and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. [2]
Gascoigne retired from the army in 1953. [2]
In retirement he worked as a stockbroker from 1955 to 1959 and was then Governor of Bermuda (combining the roles of civil Governor and military Commander-in-Chief of the Bermuda Command) from 1959 to 1964. [2] He hosted an important summit meeting in December 1961 between British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and U.S. President John F. Kennedy, following the erection of the Berlin Wall. [3]
By 1970 he was President of the Union Jack Club in London. [4]
In 1928, he married Joyce Newman. [1] [5] Together, they had one son and one daughter. [1] He was an uncle of University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne. [6]