John Eldridge
Lieutenant General Sir William John Eldridge (2 March 1898 - 3 November 1985) was a founding Council Member of the Institute for Strategic Studies.[1]
Career
- served European War, France and Belgium, 1916–18 (wounded, despatches twice, DSO, MC)
- Iraq Operations, 1919–20
- War of 1939–45 (despatches, CBE, Bar to DSO)
- Dir-Gen. of Artillery, Ministry of Supply, 1945–48
- Commandant Royal Military College of Science, 1948–51
- GOC Aldershot District, 1951–53
- Controller of Munitions, Min. of Supply, 1953–57[2]
Notes
- ↑ Institute Press Release, 28 November 1958
- ↑ ELDRIDGE, Lt-Gen. Sir (William) John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 (accessed 10 Aug 2008)
