Humfrey Gale

Sir Humfrey Gale
Lieutenant General Sir Humfrey Gale, pictured here between 1939−1945.
Born	(1890-10-04)4 October 1890 London, England
Died	8 April 1971(1971-04-08) (aged 80) La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
Buried	Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Vaud, Switzerland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1908–1947
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	21273
Unit	Artists Rifles Royal Army Service Corps
Battles / wars	First World War Western Front Second World War: Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Torch Tunisian campaign Allied invasion of Sicily Allied invasion of Italy Operation Overlord Siegfried Line Campaign Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Order of Wen-Hu, 5th Class (China) Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	European Director of UNRRA Chairman of the Basildon, Essex New Town Development Corporation

Lieutenant General Sir Humfrey Myddelton Gale, KBE, CB, CVO, MC (4 October 1890 – 8 April 1971) was an officer in the British Army who served in the First and Second World War, during which he was Chief Administrative Officer at Allied Forces Headquarters and later SHAEF under General Dwight D. Eisenhower. After the Second World War he was European Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, worked for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and was chairman of the Basildon, Essex New Town Development Corporation