Bruce Greatbatch

Sir Bruce Greatbatch, KCVO, CMG, MBE (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989)[1] was the British Governor of the Seychelles from 1969 to 1973.

Sir Bruce Greatbatch

KCVO, CMG, MBE
Sir Bruce Greatbatch in 1970
Governor of the Seychelles
In office
1969–1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir James Mancham
Preceded bySir Hugh Norman-Walker
Succeeded byColin Allan
Personal details
Born(1917-06-10)10 June 1917
Died20 July 1989(1989-07-20) (aged 72)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Civilian awardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal West African Frontier Force
Years of service1940–1945
RankCaptain
Battles/warsSecond World War
Military awardsMentioned in Despatches
Sir Bruce Greatbatch inspecting police guard of honour on the Seychelles in 1972

Biography

Greatbatch was educated at Malvern and Brasenose College in the University of Oxford.[2] Greatbatch oversaw the forced deportation of the Chagossians between 1968 and 1973. He and his subordinate, John Rawling Todd, were accused of ordering the island's dog population of 1,000 to be gassed as a means of intimidating the Chagossians before deportation.[3] The deportation was carried out upon the request of the United States government in order to construct a military base on the island.

References
  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/knights/knightsfoxgz.htm
  2. 2007 "Greatbatch, Sir Bruce, (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO
  3. Evers, Sandra; Kooy, Marry (2011). Eviction from the Chagos Islands: Displacement and Struggle for Identity Against Two World Powers. Brill Publishers. p. 3.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir Hugh Norman-Walker		 Governor of the Seychelles
1969–1973		 Succeeded by
Colin Allan
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