Walter Babington Thomas, Commander of British Far East Land Forces (d. 2017)
Major General Walter Babington "Sandy" Thomas, (29 June 1919 – 22 October 2017) was a New Zealand-born British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Far East Land Forces from 1970 to 1971. He previously served with the New Zealand Military Forces in the Second World War, where he was decorated, wounded and, at age 24, became the youngest New Zealand battalion commander of the war.
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