Edward Allan Wood
Brigadier General Edward Allan Wood, CMG, DSO & Three Bars (6 May 1865 – 20 May 1930) was a British Army officer. He saw service in Rhodesia, the Second Boer War and the First World War, and was briefly Commandant of the Auxiliary Division during the Irish War of Independence.
Edward Allan Wood | |
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| Born | 6 May 1865 India |
| Died | 20 May 1930 (aged 65) London, England |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1892–1906 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 55th Brigade (1917–18) 6th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1917) |
| Battles/wars | Jameson Raid Second Boer War
Irish War of Independence |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France) |
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