Daniel Sandford
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Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford CBE, DSO (18 June 1882 – 22 January 1972) was an officer in the British Army.
Pre-World War I, Sandford served both in India and in the Sudan. Following the war he resigned and moved to Ethiopia.
Colonel Sandford became an advisor to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. He was assigned as intelligence officer during early World War II in the Middle East Command. Sandford helped to create and lead Mission 101 into Ethiopia, until arrival of Orde Wingate. Later in war and in immediate post-war years, Sandford served again as advisor to Emperor Selassie, both in military and political roles.
