Bruce Greatbatch

Sir
Bruce Greatbatch
KStJ
Sir Bruce Greatbatch KStJ
	Sir Bruce Greatbatch in 1970
Governor of the Seychelles
	In office; 1969–1973
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir James Mancham
Preceded by	Sir Hugh Norman-Walker
Succeeded by	Colin Allan
Personal details
Born	10 June 1917
Died	20 July 1989 (aged 72)
Nationality	British
Mentioned in Despatches

Sir Bruce Greatbatch,

KStJ (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989)^[1] was a British Colonial Service officer and soldier who concluded his career as Governor of the Seychelles

from 1969 to 1973.

Early life

Greatbatch was born on 10 June 1917, the son of W. T. Greatbatch. He was educated at Malvern College and Brasenose College, Oxford.^[2]

Career

In 1940, after graduating from Oxford, Greatbatch was appointed to the

mentioned in despatches. After rising to the rank of Major, in 1945 he returned to the Colonial Service in Northern Nigeria. In 1956, he was promoted to Resident, and in 1957 became Secretary to the Governor and the Executive Council. In 1958 he was promoted again to Senior Resident in Kano, after which he was Secretary to the Premier of Northern Nigeria.^[2] The Federation of Nigeria

gained independence from Britain in 1960.

Greatbatch later served as British Governor of the Seychelles from 1969 to 1973.^[2]

Chagos

Greatbatch oversaw the forced deportation of the Chagossians between 1968 and 1973. He and his subordinate, John Rawling Todd, were accused of ordering the island's dog population of 1,000 to be gassed as a means of intimidating the Chagossians before deportation.^[3] The deportation was carried out at the request of the United States government in order to construct a military base on Diego Garcia.^[4]

Honours

Member of the Order of the British Empire, 1954^[2]
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 1956^[2]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1961^[2]
Knight Bachelor, 1969^[2]
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 1972^[2]

References

^ "KNIGHTS AND DAMES FOX - GZ". Leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Greatbatch, Sir Bruce, (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989)", Who's Who & Who Was Who, published online 1 December 2007, accessed 4 December 2023 (subscription required)
ISBN 9789004202603
.

^ "Chagos Islanders v Attorney General Her Majesty's British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner [2003] EWHC 2222 (QB) (09 October 2003)". bailii.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

External links

"British-US conspiracy to steal a nation" by John Pilger

Political offices

Preceded by
Sir Hugh Norman-Walker
Governor of the Seychelles
1969–1973 Succeeded by
Colin Allan

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[1] "KNIGHTS AND DAMES FOX - GZ". Leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[WWW-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Greatbatch, Sir Bruce, (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989)", Who's Who & Who Was Who, published online 1 December 2007, accessed 4 December 2023 (subscription required)

[3] ISBN 9789004202603
.

[4] "Chagos Islanders v Attorney General Her Majesty's British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner [2003] EWHC 2222 (QB) (09 October 2003)". bailii.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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