BrigadierGeneral Sir George Henry Gater GCMG KCB DSO JP was a senior British Army officer and civil servant.
Gater was born in Southampton, the son of William Henry Gater, a solicitor, and his wife, Ada Mary Welch. He was educated at Twyford School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. After he achieved fourth in classical moderations , he graduated with a secondclass degree in modern history in 1909, and then took a diploma in education. He trained as a teacher, and became Director of Education for Nottinghamshire County Council in 1911.
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