Sir James Gault
Brigadier Sir James Frederick Gault KCMG (26 June 1902 – 14 January 1977) was a British brigadier and military assistant to General Dwight Eisenhower in the UK during World War II.[1]
James Gault was the son of Leslie Hamilton Gault (1855–1922) and Marion Anderson (1857–1939), one of five children. He was the grandson of Matthew Hamilton Gault. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
Gault was a member of the Scots Guards regiment and served in the Middle East (Egypt and Libya).[3] He was awarded an MBE in 1941.
James Gault married Elizabeth Pamela Audrey Luby (died 1989), former wife of George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend.
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- ↑ Stoneman, Walter (1957). "Sir James Frederick Gault". UK: National Portrait Gallery, London. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw221750/Sir-James-Frederick-Gault. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Gault, Brig. Sir James (Frederick), (26 June 1902–14 Jan. 1977)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO
- ↑ "Recommendation for Award for Gault, James Frederick Rank: Acting Major ...". London Gazette. UK: The National Archives. 30 December 1941. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7384352. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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