G. F. Gorringe

Sir George Frederick Gorringe
Lieutenant General Sir George Gorringe
Nickname(s)	Bloody Orange
Born	(1868-02-10)10 February 1868 Kingston by Sea, England
Died	24 October 1945(1945-10-24) (aged 77) Kingston-by-Sea
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1888 – 1924
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	10th Division
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order
Other work	Farming

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Photograph of Lt Genl Sir George Gorringe

Lieutenant General Sir George Frederick Gorringe KCB KCMG DSO (10 February 1868 – 24 October 1945) served as an active field commander in the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War, World War I, on the Palestine and Western Fronts.

George Frederick Gorringe was the second son of Hugh and Louisa Gorringe of Kingston-by-Sea, and was born on 10 February 1868.

He was educated at Lee's School Brighton, and Wellington College. In 1886 he passed into the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and obtained his commission in the Royal Engineers on 17 February 1888.

Gorringe initially served at Chatham and Aldershot, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 17 February 1891. He was attached to the Egyptian Army in 1892-1899 and served with the Dongola Expedition of 1896 and with the Nile Expeditions of 1897-1899. He was promoted to Captain on 17 February 1899, and brevet Major the following day. In late November 1899 he commanded a Battalion of Irregular Sudanese troops during the operations leading to the defeat of the Khalifa (mentioned in despatches 25 November 1899), and was promoted brevet Lieutenant-colonel on 14 March 1900. He then served in the South African War of 1899-1901, and was in November 1900 appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services. Gorringe again served in the Egyptian Army in the Sudan 1902-1904.