Answer the following question: Facts: - caption: sir sir archibald wavell , commander-in-chief of middle east forces , john egypt , 18 february 1941 greer dill at the headquarters of general - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: first world war second world war - death date: 4 november 1944 - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - commands: staff 21 january 1934 -rrb- director of military operations and intelligence college , war office -lrb- 22 january 1934 -- 31 august , 1936 -rrb- british forces in palestine and trans-jordan -lrb- 8 camberley september 1936 -- 19 september 1937 -rrb- general officer commanding-in-chief -lrb- , aldershot command -lrb- 12 october 1937 -- 2 september 8 1939 -rrb- i corps -lrb- 3 september 1939 -- 22 january april 1940 -rrb- chief of the imperial general staff -lrb- 1931 27 may 1940 -- 25 december 1941 -rrb- -- - rank: field marshal - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery , arlington , virginia , us - awards: knight companion of the order of st michael and st george grand distinguished service order mentioned in despatches -lrb- 8 times in cross the first world war -rrb- army distinguished service medal legion of d'honneur -lrb- france -rrb- commander of the order of the the crown -lrb- belgium -rrb- officer of the order of the order crown of romania grand cross , order of st olav of order of polonia restituta , 1st class the bath - birth date: 25 december 1881 - serviceyears: 1901 -- 1944 - name: sir john greer dill - branch: 23px british army - unit: leinster regiment - image: the british army in north africa , 1941 e2384e.jpg - death place: walter us reed general hospital , washington , d.c. , - birth place: lurgan , county armagh , ireland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john dill .
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field marshal sir john greer dill , gcb , cmg , dso -lrb- 25 december 1881 -- 4 november 1944 -rrb- was a senior british army officer with service in both the first world war and the second world war .from may 1940 to december 1941 he was the chief of the imperial general staff , the professional head of the british army , and subsequently in washington , as chief of the british joint staff mission and then senior british representative on the combined chiefs of staff , played a significant role during the second world war in the formation of the '' special relationship '' between the united kingdom and the united states .