David Rose

Sir David James Gardiner Rose (10 April 1923 – 10 November 1969) was Governor-General of Guyana from 1966 to 1969.

Biography

Rose was born in Mahaica in British Guiana on 10 April 1923, and was educated at Mount St Mary's College in England. Returning to British Guiana in 1948, following World War II, the newly wed Rose joined the colonial police force and later became Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime). He was then transferred to a newly independent Guyana, where he served as Governor General from 1966 to 1969.

The honours he received included the Colonial Police Medal with bar for gallantry, and the highest award of Guyana, the Order of Excellence, which was awarded posthumously in 1970.

He was the first to be buried at the Place of Heroes inside the Botanical Gardens in Georgetown, Guyana.