Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (died 1979)

Gerald Templer

Chief of the Imperial General Staff

Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer was a senior British Army officer. He fought in both the world wars and took part against the Arab Resistance in Palestine. As Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the professional head of the British Army between 1955 and 1958,…

List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom for Malaya

In 1896, the post of High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was created; the High Commissioner represented the British Government in the Federated Malay States, a federation of four British protected states in Malaya. The High Commissioner's official residence was…