Gordon Guggisberg
| Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg | |
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Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., RE 1922
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| Born |
20 July 1869 Galt, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 21 April 1930 (aged 60) Bexhill-on-Sea, East-Sussex, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | 94th Field Company, Royal Engineers 170th (2/1st North Lancashire) Brigade 100th Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour |
Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, KCMG, DSO, (20 July 1869 – 21 April 1930) was a senior Canadian-born British Army officer and British Empire colonial administrator. He published a number of works on military topics and Africa.
Guggisberg was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada, grandson of Samuel Guggisberg, cabinet maker and farmer who had emigrated from Uetendorf in Canton Bern, Switzerland in 1832. He was the eldest son born to Frederick Guggisberg, retail-goods merchant in Galt, by his wife, Dora Louisa Willson.
Moving to England in 1879, Guggisberg was educated at Burney's School, Portsmouth and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 15 February 1889, and promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1892. He served in Singapore from 1893 to 1896, and became instructor in fortification at Woolwich in January 1897, where he distinguished himself by reforming the methods and syllabus of instruction. Promoted to captain on 15 February 1900, he published in that year 'The Shop: The Story of the Royal Military Academy', and, under the pseudonym "Ubique", 'Modern Warfare', in 1903.
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