Bill Gilbert (intelligence service director)
Sir William Gilbert DSO | |
|---|---|
| Director New Zealand Security Intelligence Service | |
| In office 28 November 1956 – July 1976 | |
| Succeeded by | Paul Molineaux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Ellery Gilbert 20 July 1916 Second World War
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| Awards | Mentioned in Despatches (United States)Bronze Star |
Sir William Herbert Ellery Gilbert, DSO (born Herbert Ellery Gilbert; 20 July 1916 – 26 September 1987), was a New Zealand military leader and intelligence service director.
Gilbert was born in
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours,[3] just one month prior to his retirement.[1]
He was born as Herbert Ellery Gilbert. At the Australian Royal Military College in Duntroon he was nicknamed Bill, and the name stuck. After his retirement, he changed his name by deed poll to William Herbert Ellery Gilbert.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d McLean, Denis. "William Herbert Ellery Gilbert". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 46921". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1976. p. 8055.
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