Bill Gilbert (intelligence service director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Military leader, intelligence service director
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1916
Place of Birth: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 26-Sep-1987
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Bill Gilbert (intelligence service director)
- Sir William Herbert Ellery Gilbert, (20 July 1916 – 26 September 1987), born Herbert Ellery Gilbert, was a New Zealand military leader and intelligence service director. He was born in Wanganui on 20 July 1916.
- In 1956, he was tasked by Jack Marshall, then Minister of Justice, with setting up the New Zealand Security Service.
- Over 19 years, he served under seven Prime Ministers.
- He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1976 Birthday Honours, just one month prior to his retirement.He was born as Herbert Ellery Gilbert.
- At the Australian Royal Military College in Duntroon he was nicknamed Bill, and the name stuck.
- After his retirement, he changed his name by deed poll to William Herbert Ellery Gilbert.
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