Gilbert Clayton
Sir Gilbert Clayton | |
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Clayton in 1925 | |
| High Commissioner for Iraq and Commander-in-Chief therein | |
| In office 11 April 1929 – 11 September 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Dobbs |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Humphrys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1875 Ryde, Isle of Wight |
| Died | 11 September 1929 (aged 54) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Occupation | British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, KCMG, KBE, CB (6 April 1875 – 11 September 1929) was a British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator, who worked in several countries in the Middle East in the early 20th century. In Egypt, during World War I as an intelligence officer, he supervised those who worked to start the Arab Revolt. In Palestine, Arabia and Mesopotamia, in the 1920s as a colonial administrator, he helped negotiate the borders of the countries that later became Israel, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.