<page_title> List of colonial governors of the Gambia </page_title> <section_title> Governors of the Gambia (1901–1965) </section_title> <table> <cell> Sir Hilary Blood GBE KCMG (1893–1967) <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> 23 March 1942 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Governor during the deployment of Gambia Regiment soldiers to Burma in 1944 and 1945. Drew up plans on how the Colonial Development and Welfare Acts funds were to be spent. <col_header> Governor </col_header> <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1942, Blood became Governor of the Gambia.