William Jackson (British Army officer)

General Sir William Jackson
Sir William Jackson (left) with Sir Joshua Hassan, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (right), awaiting the arrival in Gibraltar of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1977.
Born	(1917-08-28)28 August 1917 Blackpool, Lancashire
Died	12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 81) Swindon, Wiltshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1937–1977
Rank	General
Service number	73056
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands	Northern Command Gurkha Engineers
Battles/wars	Second World War Suez Crisis Malayan Emergency
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, GBE, KCB, MC & Bar (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999)^[1] was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar.