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in May 1940, and then back to the Ministry of Home Security in October 1940, finally returning to the Colonial Office in April 1942. In later parts of the war he was involved in secret deliberations of the British government regarding possible postwar solutions to the question of Palestine and had
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Following the war, Gater became a civil servant. He was Director of Education in Lancashire between 1919 and 1924, in charge of 4,000 teachers and 118,000 children in the Lancashire school system. He moved to London in 1924, succeeding Robert Blair as the second Director of Education at
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until 1933, with 480,000 children in its schools. He spent much time reorganising and rebuilding the school system in London after the
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Gater was born in Southampton, the son of William Henry Gater, a solicitor, and his wife, Ada Mary Welch. He was educated at
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when a temporary major and a bar in September 1917 when temporary lieutenant colonel, made a commander of the
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In 1933, he succeeded Sir Montagu Cox as Clerk to London County Council. He was knighted in the
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in 1936, and he was Warden of Winchester College from 1951 to 1959. In addition, he was a
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of 1918, refusing to surrender his position despite its encirclement by German forces.
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He was wounded twice, mentioned in dispatches four times, awarded a DSO in the
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The History of the 6th (Service) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 1914 - 1919
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He married Irene (née Nichols) in 1926. She was the daughter of
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He was promoted to captain in 1915, before being deployed to
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On 1 November 1917, Gater was chosen as commander of the
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with the 9th battalion of his regiment, part of the
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He advocated the development of 835:"News of Men and Women of the Industry". 769:(Supplement). 23 June 1936. p. 3996. 442:Learn how and when to remove this message 1052:Foreign Office personnel of World War II 876:, Dr Peter E Hodgkinson, p. 157-161 809:(Supplement). 1 January 1944. p. 5. 799: 789:(Supplement). 6 June 1941. p. 3283. 779: 759: 739: 719: 699: 689:(Supplement). 2 June 1916. p. 5567. 679: 631: 611: 559: 979: 852: 501:He was made a Knight Commander of the 302:. Whilst commanding the battalion at 1057:Civil servants in the Colonial Office 1032:People educated at Winchester College 313:after the death of Brigadier General 1007:British Army generals of World War I 997:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers 889:, P.E. 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Index

Brigadier-General
GCMG
KCB
DSO*
JP
United Kingdom

British Army
Brigadier-General
Lincolnshire Regiment
62nd Brigade
First World War
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
bar
Croix de guerre
Mentioned in Dispatches
Brigadier-General
GCMG
KCB
DSO
Bar
JP
British Army
Twyford School
Winchester College
New College, Oxford
classical moderations
Nottinghamshire County Council

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