A. G. V. Paley

Alexander George Victor Paley
Born 1903
Died 1976
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ghana Ghana
Service/branch British army
Ghana army
Rank Major General
Commands held 22nd Armoured Brigade
Chief of the Defence Staff
Battles/wars World War II

Major General Alexander George Victor Paley (1903–1976)[1] was a British Army officer who became the first Chief of the Defence Staff of Ghana.[2]

Army career

His first commanding position was as Commanding Officer of the 3rd Libyan Arab Battalion between 1941 and 1942. He subsequently served in Iraq, and Germany among others between 1942 and 1954. He also had a stint as the Aide-de-Camp to the Queen of Britain.[1]

World War II

In October 1944, during the Second World War, he served as the commanding officer of the 22nd Armoured Brigade, while only ranked as a Lieutenant Colonel.[3] He was later one of the officers on the British delegation on the Allied Control Authority during World War II with the rank of Brigadier.[4]

Ghana Armed Forces

Paley was appointed as the first General Officer Commanding between 1957 and 1959, when his appointment covered only the army.[5] He was effectively the Chief of Defence Staff however when the Ghana Navy and Ghana Air Force were created. His tour of duty ended on 11 January 1960 when he was replaced by Major General Henry Alexander.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Alexander George Victor, Major-General". The Generals of WWII:Generals from Great Britain.
  2. ↑ "Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff". Ghana Armed Forces. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "22 Armoured Brigade". Online database of military units in World War II. OrdersOfBattle.com. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Allied personnel on ACA bodies". History Information Bulletin. United States government. May 1948. pp. 29–31. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Volume 4 Chapter 1 – The Security Services". National Reconciliation Committee report. Ghana government. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
Military offices
New title Chief of the Defence Staff
1958–1960 		Succeeded by
Major General Henry T. Alexander
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