Gerard Bucknall

Gerard Bucknall
Gerard Bucknall
	Lieutenant General Gerard Bucknall (left) with Brigadier Harold Pyman in Normandy, 1944.
Nickname(s)	"Gerry"
Born	14 September 1894; Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England
Died	7 December 1980 (aged 86); Cheam, London Borough of Sutton, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1948
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	5026
Unit	Middlesex Regiment
Commands	Northern Ireland District (1944–47); XXX Corps (1944); 5th Infantry Division (1943–44); I Corps (1943); XI Corps (1942–43); 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division (1941–42); 138th Infantry Brigade (1940–41); 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (1939)
Battles / wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Military Cross & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant General Gerard Corfield Bucknall, CB, MC & Bar, DL (14 September 1894 – 7 December 1980) was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars. He is most notable for being the commander of XXX Corps during the Normandy landings and the subsequent Battle of Normandy which followed in the summer of 1944.^[1]