lieutenant general sir gale october april officer british_army served second world war chief administrative officer later general army dwight second world war european director worked chairman early life born london england october eldest children architect wife née educated london studied served artists rifles decided pursue career applied application successful entered college graduate sufficiently high class qualify posting instead commissioned second lieutenant september early service world war world war gale served western awarded promoted lieutenant captain deputy assistant director transport served post general headquarters remainder war twice mentioned despatches awarded order 5th class married marriage lasted death produced daughters wars gale served staff captain inter war service alternated regimental duty home egypt promoted rank major promoted substantially returned deputy assistant general years major promoted lieutenant colonel instructor assistant director promoted colonel brigadier second world war following outbreak second world war gale appointed deputy assistant general deployed france new responsible administrative arrangements managed supply system working services campaign appointed commander order british empire gale promoted major general appointed scotland chief administrative officer general sir commander chief united kingdom home forces work recognised june appointed companion order bath september gale appointed chief administrative officer lieutenant general general staff sections integrated british american administrative systems differed greatly separate organisations established gale job called unique history war coordinate allied invasion sicily gale tasked planning coordination sea convoys ships depart multiple ports united_kingdom middle_east schedule loaded enormous quantities supplies equipment stores troops time feared demands operation great operations curtailed contribution victory tunisia campaign created knight commander order british empire august appointed commander awarded merit left mediterranean supreme allied commander europe gale number key officers insisted taking new headquarters chief staff lieutenant general pointed felt unwilling undertake large gale administrative assistance quality able handle british american supply problems judgement familiar american system supply british general gale found title role different mediterranean broad responsibility logistics european theatre general controlled supply american units major general gale real control supply administration duties involved coordinating activities staff sections serving chairman high level committees dealt matters supply gale promoted temporary rank lieutenant general august january colonel commandant position held colonel commandant work awarded post war gale married time daughter widow prince charles louis september july european director gale retired british_army honorary rank lieutenant general october took position persuaded gale chairman post gale served described gale efficient officers known gale lived switzerland died april papers hart centre military archives
Humfrey Gale