William Barriter

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Lt. Gen. The Rt. Hon. Sir William Barriter, KP, GCVO, GCRI, CIMM, OIM, DSO, OBE, ISO
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: 14 April 2005:
Haphonia
Spouse: Jeanne Boulanger

Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir William Barriter, KP, GCVO, GCRI, CIMM, OIM, DSO, OBE, ISO 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. After the end of the war, he rose to the level of Lieutenant General, eventually becoming the vice-Chief of the Army.

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 2005, when he left office shortly before his death.

Honours and Decorations

  • The Most Illustrious Order of the Palm - Knight Companion (1992)
  • Royal Victorian Order - Knight Grand Cross (1992)
  • Royal Ibaglian Order - Knight Grand Companion (1992) (Companion (Military Division) in 1990)
  • Order of Ibaglian Military Merit - Commander (1992) (Officer in 1990; Member in 1987)
  • Order of Ibaglian Merit - Member (1992)
  • Distinguished Service Order (1944)
  • Order of the British Empire (Military Division) - Officer (1943)
  • Imperial Service Order (1992)
  • 1939-45 Star
  • The Pacific Star
  • War Medal 1939–1945
  • Palterma Medal
  • Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
  • Independence Medal
  • Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  • Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • Hussein ibn Ali Sash (Jordan) (1994)
  • Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) - Grand Cordon (1995)
  • Order of St. George (Russia) - First Class (1996)
Governors-General of Ibagli
Feldon · Lastman · Parks · Arnham · LeVeque · Barriter · Farquhar · Spell
Preceded by:
Henry LeVeque
Governor-General of Ibagli
1992–2005
Succeeded by:
Annette Farquhar