caption branch commands death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
george `` bobby '' erskine 23px british army 2nd division 43rd wessex division commander of british forces in hong bn kong british troops in egypt eastern command east africa command king southern command 's royal rifle corps 7th armoured 29 august 1965 -lrb- aged 66 -rrb- united kingdom knight knight commander of the order of the british empire distinguished grand service order cross of the order of the bath first world war second world war mau mau uprising 23 august 1899 bobby general georgeerskine.jpg george erskine
 sir george erskine
george erskine

general sir george watkin eben james erskine gcb , kbe , dso -lrb- 23 august 1899 -- 29 august 1965 -rrb- was a senior british army officer during the second world war .
