serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1938 -- 1971 23px british army 4th regiment 24th infantry brigade 50th northumbrian district yorkshire district 17th bn gurkha division 1st gurkha rifles 1st bn king 's 5 october 2007 london , united kingdom united kingdom united kingdom commander service order & bar of the order of the british empire distinguished second world war korean war 7 february 1917 major general derek horsford
 derek horsford
derek horsford

major-general derek gordon thomond horsford cbe dso & bar -lrb- 7 february 1917 -- 5 october 2007 -rrb- was a british army officer who commanded the 17th gurkha division .
