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George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
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| George Milne | |
|---|---|
| 5 November 1866 – 23 March 1948 | |
 Field Marshal Lord Milne |
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| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1885 - 1933 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands | Salonika Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | GCB, GCMG, DSO |
Field Marshal George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, GCB, GCMG, DSO (5 November 1866 – 23 March 1948), was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933.
The son of George Milne of Aberdeen, Milne was educated at Aberdeen Gymnasium and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1885. He served in the Nile Expedition in 1898 and in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
During the First World War he served on the General Staff and commanded the Salonika Army.
In 1922 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Eastern Command. He served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1928. He was also Constable of The Tower of London from 1933 to 1938. In 1933 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Milne, of Salonika and of Rubislaw in the County of Aberdeen.
Lord Milne married Claire Marjoribanks, daughter of Sir John Nisbet Maitland, 5th Baronet, in 1905. He died in March, 1948, aged 81, and was succeeded in the Barony by his son George Douglass Milne.
- Heathcote, T.A. (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736-1997. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-696-5
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Cavan |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1926–1933 |
Succeeded by Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Methuen |
Constable of the Tower of London 1933–1938 |
Succeeded by Sir Claud William Jacob |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Milne 1933–1948 |
Succeeded by George Douglass Milne |
Categories: 1866 births | 1942 deaths | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | British military personnel of the Mahdist War | British military personnel of the Boer War | British Army World War I generals | British Field Marshals | Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George | People from Aberdeen | Royal Artillery officers