Michael Gow (British Army officer)
Sir Michael Gow | |
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| Birth name | James Michael Gow |
| Born | 3 June 1924 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 26 March 2013 (aged 88) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1986 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 278637 |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Commands | Royal College of Defence Studies British Army of the Rhine General Officer Commanding, Scotland 4th Division 4th Guards Brigade 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir James Michael Gow, GCB (3 June 1924 – 26 March 2013) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and reached high office in the 1980s, commanding the British Army of the Rhine.