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Major-General Sir Millis Rowland Jefferis KBE MC (9 January 1899 – 5 September 1963) was, during the Second World War, the founder of a special unit of the British Ministry of Supply which developed unusual weapons. ==Early career== Born on 9 January 1899 Jefferis was educated at Tonbridge School and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. From Woolwich he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 6 June 1918 and after passing through the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, he was posted to the First Field Squadron RE in the Rhine Army.〔''Sir Millis Jefferis New Weapons of War (Obituary)''. ''The Times'', 7 September 1963 p10 column E.〕 In 1920 he went to India and served with the Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners in the Third Field Troop at Sialkot. In 1922 he went into the Works Services in India as garrison engineer at Kohat and then at Khaisora which is today in Pakistan. He saw active service in the Waziristan Campaign where his main responsibility was the construction of roads.〔 On 12 June 1923 he was awarded the Military Cross, the citation read: He then returned to Chatham and went to Cambridge University.〔 In 1925 he returned to India and was placed on special duty at Kabul in the foreign and political department. In 1926 he returned to Nowshera as garrison engineer and spent several years in Works Services at Peshawar where he made full use of this engineering genius designing bridges.〔 Also in 1925, he married Ruth Caryolyne, daughter of G. E. Wakefield. They had three sons, two of whom went on to serve in the Royal Engineers.〔 On 1 June 1929, Jefferis was promoted to captain. In 1934 he was posted to the Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners at Kirkee as a company commander in the training battalion. He returned to England in 1936 and joined the Twenty-third Field Company at Aldershot. Moving to the First Field Squadron, he stayed at Aldershot while the unit was being mechanised.〔 While at Aldershot, Jefferis successfully raced horses and played squash competitively.〔''Point-To-Point Meetings – The Whaddon Chase''. ''The Times'' newspaper, 14 March 1938 p4 column E.〕〔''Squash Rackets – Army Championship ''. ''The Times'' newspaper, 9 November 1937 p8 column G.〕 He was promoted major on 6 June 1938, and on 4 April 1939 he was appointed a General Staff Officer, Grade 2. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Millis Jefferis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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