George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, GCB, GCMG, DSO (November 5, 1866 – March 23, 1948), was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933. GCB may stand for: In philosophy, the greatest conceivable being, used in discussion of ontology. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... DSO may stand for: Distinguished Service Order Dallas Symphony Orchestra Darkstar Orchestra Dartford Symphony Orchestra Deep sky object Defense Science Organization Defense Spectrum Office (U.S. DoD) Designated School Official Detroit Symphony Orchestra Device Software Optimization (www. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) was the title of the professional head of the British Army from 1908 to 1964. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The son of George Milne of Aberdeen, Milne served in the Nile Expedition in 1898 and in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. During the First World War he served on the General Staff and commanded the Salonika Army. After the war Milne was Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933, and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1928. He was also Constable of The Tower of London from 1933 to 1938. In 1933 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Milne, of Salonika and of Rubislaw in the County of Aberdeen. For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Orange Free State, South African Republic Commanders Frederick Roberts, Lord Kitchener Christiaan Rudolf de Wet, Paul Kruger Casualties 22,000 6,500 Civilians killed [mainly Boers]: 24,000+ The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War (outside of South Africa... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and other formerly Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The British Salonika Army was formed in Salonika in October 1915 to oppose Bulgarian advances in the region. ... Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) was the title of the professional head of the British Army from 1908 to 1964. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Constable of the Tower of London is the governor of the Tower. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Lord Milne married Claire Marjoribanks, daughter of Sir John Nisbet Maitland, 5th Baronet, in 1905. He died in March, 1948, aged 81, and was succeeded in the Barony by his son George Douglass Milne. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...