Ralph Eastwood

Sir Ralph Eastwood
Ralph Eastwood in 1938.
Born	(1890-05-10)10 May 1890 Canterbury, Kent, England
Died	15 February 1959(1959-02-15) (aged 68) Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom New Zealand
Service/branch	British Army (1910–14, 1918–47) New Zealand Expeditionary Force (1914–18)
Years of service	1910–1947
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	19399
Unit	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands held	Gibraltar (1944–47) Northern Command (1941–44) Home Guard (1940–41) 4th Infantry Division (1940) 18th Infantry Division (1940) 59th Infantry Division (1939–40) Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1938–39) 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (1934–36) 12th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (1918–19)
Battles/wars	First World War North Russia Intervention Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order[1] Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (6) Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Luxembourg)

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Ralph Eastwood, KCB, DSO, MC (10 May 1890 – 15 February 1959) was a senior British Army officer who notably served as Governor of Gibraltar towards the end of the Second World War.