Edward Gent
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Sir Edward James Gent KCMG DSO OBE MC (28 October 1895 – 4 July 1948) was the first appointed Governor of the Malayan Union in 1946. He was most famous for heading early British attempts to crush a pro-independence uprising in Malaya led by the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency, before dying during the first year of the war in an aviation accident.
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Edward James Gent | |
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High Commissioner for Malaya | |
In office 1 February 1948 – 4 July 1948 | |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Gurney |
Governor of the Malayan Union | |
In office 1 April 1946 – 30 January 1948 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerard Edward James Gent 28 October 1895 Kingston, UK |
Died | 4 July 1948 (age 52) Ruislip, Middlesex, UK |
Spouse | Guendolen Mary Wyeth |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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