Claim: The man, who was born in 1913 at England, studied in schools in Bershire and Sandhurst, and served in the British Army from 1933 to 1969, is Sir Derek Lang.
Evidence: Lieutenant-General Sir Derek Boileau Lang KCB DSO MC (7 October 1913 − 7 April 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served in World War II and was later General officer commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Scottish Command. 7 October 1913
Guildford, Surrey, England He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From there he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 31 August 1933. 1933–1969