George Erroll Prior-Palmer
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G. E. Prior-Palmer (right), commanding 8th Armoured Brigade, consults a map in Issum, Germany, 6 March 1945.
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| Birth name | George Erroll Prior-Palmer |
| Born | 20 February 1903 |
| Died | 18 August 1977 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1923–1958 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | 9th Queen's Royal Lancers |
| Commands held | 6th Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
CB, 1952 Distinguished Service Order, 1945 Legion of Honour (France), 1945 Croix de guerre (Belgium), 1945 |
| Relations | Lucinda Green (Daughter) |
Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer, CB, DSO (20 February 1903 – 18 August 1977) was a senior British Army officer and business man of Anglo-Irish origins.
He saw active service in the Second World War and later was military attaché at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6th Armoured Division.
In civilian life he entered the world of commercial shipping and was successively a director of the Union-Castle Line, manager of Cayzer Irvine, and managing director of Overseas Containers Limited, before retiring in 1969.
The son of Prior Spunner Prior-Palmer, of County Sligo and 32, Merrion Square, Dublin, by his marriage to Anne Leslie Gason, of Kilteelagh, County Tipperary, Prior-Palmer was educated in England at Wellington College and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
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