Francis Festing

Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan Festing GCB KBE DSO DL , called in Chinese, was a field marshal of the British Army. His most important posts were as Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong , General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt , General Officer Commanding Eastern Command , CommanderinChief Far East Land Forces , and Chief of the Imperial General Staff . He saw active service in the Second World War, taking a prominent role in Operation Ironclad and the Arakan offensive of the Burma Campaign, and later advised the British Government on ending conscription and reducing the size of the Army by fifteen battalions.

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