Templer Tiger Of Malaya

The Life of Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer

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Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer, KG, GCB, GCMG, KBE, DSO, SMN (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars. He is best known for his defeat of the guerrilla rebels in Malaya between 1952 and 1954. As Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1955–58, he was Prime Minister Anthony Eden's chief military adviser during the Suez Crisis.