Gerald Templer

Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer KG, GCB, GCMG, KBE, DSO (11 September 1898–25 October 1979) was a British military commander who fought in both World Wars. He is best known for his defeat of the guerrilla rebels in Malaya between 1952 and 1954. He later advised the British Government on the response to the Suez Crisis.

He was appointed a Knight of the Garter on 16 September 1963,[41] Constable of the Tower on 1 August 1965[42] and Lord Lieutenant of Greater London on 28 December 1966, and in retirement Templer focussed on his main passion which was establishing the National Army Museum in London.

His biography on Wikipedia is at