John Gibbon (British Army officer)


Sir John Gibbon

Born(1917-09-21)21 September 1917
Died1997
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1939–1977
RankGeneral
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsMaster-General of the Ordnance
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
6th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir John Houghton Gibbon, GCB, OBE (21 September 1917 – 1997) was a British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1974 until his retirement in 1977.