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'''Field Marshal The Right Honourable Sir William Barriter, OIM | '''Field Marshal The Right Honourable Sir William Barriter, OIM, GCRI, DSO, OBE''' was the [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] of [[Ibagli]] from 1992 to 2005. | ||
He was born in 1924 in [[wp:London|London]] to Bernard and Josephine Barriter. The family moved to Ibagli in 1935, where William went to school at Exeter and Thistledowne. He joined the army in 1942, and saw action in the [[wp:Pacific War|Pacific War]]. In 1979, he was appointed [[Chief of the General Staff]] and rose to the rank of General. In 1989 he was appointed [[Chief of the Defence Staff]] and was made a [[List of Ibaglian Field Marshals|Field Marshal]]. | He was born in 1924 in [[wp:London|London]] to Bernard and Josephine Barriter. The family moved to Ibagli in 1935, where William went to school at Exeter and Thistledowne. He joined the army in 1942, and saw action in the [[wp:Pacific War|Pacific War]]. In 1979, he was appointed [[Chief of the General Staff]] and rose to the rank of General. In 1989 he was appointed [[Chief of the Defence Staff]] and was made a [[List of Ibaglian Field Marshals|Field Marshal]]. | ||
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*[[Order of Ibaglian Merit]] - Member (1992) | *[[Order of Ibaglian Merit]] - Member (1992) | ||
*[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Companion (1992) (Companion (Military Division) in 1990) | *[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Companion (1992) (Companion (Military Division) in 1990) | ||
*[[wp:Distinguished Service Order|Distinguished Service Order]] (1944) | *[[wp:Distinguished Service Order|Distinguished Service Order]] (1944) | ||
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[[Category:Ibaglian Army]] | [[Category:Ibaglian Army]] | ||
[[Category:Knights Grand Companion of the Royal Ibaglian Order]] | [[Category:Knights Grand Companion of the Royal Ibaglian Order]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Order of Ibaglian Merit]] | [[Category:Members of the Order of Ibaglian Merit]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Privy Council]] | [[Category:Members of the Privy Council]] | ||
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] | [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ibaglian Forces Decoration]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ibaglian Forces Decoration]] | ||
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| 6th Governor-General of Ibagli | |||||||||||||||||
| Term: | 21 November 1992–25 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Henry LeVeque | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor: | Annette Farquhar | ||||||||||||||||
| Born: | 15 October 1924: London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | 25 March 2005: Haphonia | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Jeanne Boulanger | ||||||||||||||||
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Field Marshal The Right Honourable Sir William Barriter, OIM, GCRI, DSO, OBE was the Governor-General of Ibagli from 1992 to 2005.
He was born in 1924 in London to Bernard and Josephine Barriter. The family moved to Ibagli in 1935, where William went to school at Exeter and Thistledowne. He joined the army in 1942, and saw action in the Pacific War. In 1979, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff and rose to the rank of General. In 1989 he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff and was made a Field Marshal.
In 1949, he married Jeanne Boulanger, a French-Canadian. They had 4 children.
In 1992, William was selected to be the 6th Governor-General of Ibagli. He held this office until his death in 2005.
Honours
- Order of Ibaglian Merit - Member (1992)
- Royal Ibaglian Order - Knight Grand Companion (1992) (Companion (Military Division) in 1990)
- Distinguished Service Order (1944)
- Order of the British Empire (Military Division) - Officer (1943)
- Order of St John - Knight of Justice (1992)
- 1939-45 Star
- Pacific Star
- War Medal 1939–1945
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Independence Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- Hussein ibn Ali Sash (Jordan) (1993)
- Chain of Mubarak the Great (Kuwait) (1993)
- Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) - Grand Cordon (1995)
- Order of St. George (Russia) - First Class (1996)
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| Preceded by: Henry LeVeque |
Governor-General of Ibagli 1992–2005 |
Succeeded by: Annette Farquhar | ||||||||
