Major General Glyn Charles Anglim Gilbert CB MC was a 20th-century British military officer who saw active service during the Second World War.
14 Facts About Glyn Gilbert
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Glyn Gilbert left the university and was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment, before serving on the Western Front in the Machine Gun Corps.
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Glyn Gilbert was born in England, where his father worked briefly after leaving the Army following the end of the Great War.
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The 1939 class of officer cadets was hurried through its training, and Glyn Gilbert was commissioned into the Lincolnshire Regiment.
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Glyn Gilbert later earned the immediate award of the Military Cross in the crossing of the Escaut Canal, part of a larger operation to cross the Rhine.
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Glyn Gilbert ended the War in Northern Germany, where 2 Lincolns had taken part in the capture of Bremen.
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Glyn Gilbert was one of four Bermudians who served in the Lincolns during the War and who attained the rank of major while serving in the regiment.
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Glyn Gilbert moved through a number of subsequent postings, ultimately transferring permanently to the Parachute Regiment, of which in 1962 he was appointed Regimental Colonel.
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Glyn Gilbert was promoted to major-general in 1970 and appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Division before he retired from the Army in 1974.
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Glyn Gilbert was one of the umpires for the 1974 Sandhurst wargame on Operation Sea Lion.
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Glyn Gilbert played a pivotal role in the development of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, the Bermudian territorial unit formed in 1965 by amalgamating the BVRC with the Bermuda Militia Artillery.
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Glyn Gilbert made a number of recommendations, including the increase of the regiment's strength to a full battalion of about 750, with three rifle companies and a support company.
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In 1943, Glyn Gilbert married Heather Mary Jackson, and they had three sons, including Major Graham Glyn Gilbert, and one daughter.
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Glyn Gilbert's wife died in 2000, and he himself died in 2003, at the age of 83.