Gilbert Clayton

Brigadier-General Sir Gilbert Clayton KCMG, KBE, CB
Clayton in 1925
High Commissioner for Iraq and Commander-in-Chief therein
In office 11 April 1929 – 11 September 1929
Preceded by	Sir Henry Dobbs
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Humphrys
Personal details
Born	(1875-04-06)6 April 1875 Ryde, Isle of Wight
Died	11 September 1929(1929-09-11) (aged 54) Baghdad, Iraq
Occupation	British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	Mahdist War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Brigadier-General Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, KCMG, KBE, CB (6 April 1875 – 11 September 1929) was a British Army intelligence officer and colonial administrator, who worked in several countries in the Middle East in the early 20th century. In Egypt, during World War I as an intelligence officer, he supervised those who worked to start the Arab Revolt. In Palestine, Arabia and Mesopotamia, in the 1920s as a colonial administrator, he helped negotiate the borders of the countries that later became Israel, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.