Winston Field
Winston Joseph Field CMG MBE (6 June 1904 – 17 March 1969) was a Rhodesian politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia. Field was a former Dominion Party MP who founded the Rhodesian Front political party with Ian Smith.
Winston Field | |
|---|---|
| 7th Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia | |
| In office 17 December 1962 – 13 April 1964 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Humphrey Gibbs |
| Deputy | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Edgar Whitehead |
| Succeeded by | Ian Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1904 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 17 March 1969 (aged 64) Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Southern Rhodesia |
| Branch/service | Rhodesian Army British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
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