King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975
Name JOHNSON, Sir George Frederick (1903-1980), Major General
Service biography Commissioned, Scots Guards 1925; Staff College 1935; General Staff Officer Grade 1 London District 1939; World War II 1939-1945; Commanding Officer, 3 Bn Scots Guards 1940; 201 Guards Bde, Western Desert, North Africa 1942; escaped from POW camp, Italy 1943; 32 Guards Bde, North West Europe 1944-1945; Lt Col commanding Scots Guards 1945-1947; 1 Guards Bde, Palestine 1947-1948; Tripoli, Libya 1948-1949; Chief of Staff, Scottish Command 1949-1953; General Officer Commanding London District 1953-1957; retired 1957
Papers No reply to approach letters to family, 1980 and 1989
No papers have been traced