Sir Bruce Greatbatch, (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989) was the British Governor of the Seychelles from 1969 to 1973. Biography Greatbatch was educated at Malvern and Brasenose College in the University of Oxford. Greatbatch oversaw the forced deportation of the Chagossians between 1968 and 1973. He and his subordinate, John Rawling Todd, were accused of ordering the island's dog population of 1,000 to be gassed as a means of intimidating the Chagossians before deportation. The deportation was carried out at the request of the United States government in order to construct a military base on Diego Garcia. References External links "British-US conspiracy to steal a nation" by John Pilger 1917 births 1989 deaths People educated at Malvern College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Governors of British Seychelles Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the Order of the British Empire Knights of the Order of St John British expatriates in Seychelles