George Johnson (British Army officer)

Sir George Johnson
Born	1903
Died	1980
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	3rd Bn Scots Guards 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group 32nd Guards Brigade 1st Guards Brigade London District
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Sir George Frederick Johnson KCVO CB CBE DSO (1903–1980) was Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District.

Military career

Johnson was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1925.^[1] He was appointed a General Staff Officer at London District in 1939.^[1]

He served in World War II becoming Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Scots Guards in 1940.^[1] He went on to be Commander of 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group and was captured while fighting in the Western Desert of North Africa in 1942 and became a Prisoner of War in Italy but escaped in 1943.^[1] He then became Commander of 32nd Guards Brigade in North West Europe.^[1]

After the War he commanded the Scots Guards Regiment and then became Commander of 1st Guards Brigade in Palestine in 1947.^[1] In 1949 he was made Chief of Staff at Scottish Command and in 1953 he was appointed Major-General commanding the Household Brigade and General Officer Commanding London District.^[1] He retired in 1957.^[1]

He lived at Castlesteads near Brampton in Cumbria.^[2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland for 1966. ^[3]

Family

In 1938 he married Lady Ida Mary Ramsay and they went on to have one daughter and two sons.^[2]

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