Edward Ashmore (British Army officer)
Major General Edward Bailey Ashmore, CB, CMG, MVO (20 February 1872 – 5 October 1953) was a British Army officer from the 1890s to the 1920s who served in the Royal Artillery, the Royal Flying Corps and briefly in the Royal Air Force before founding and developing the organisation that would become the Royal Observer Corps.
Edward Ashmore | |
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| Nickname(s) | Splash |
| Born | 20 February 1872 Paddington, London |
| Died | 5 October 1953 (aged 81) Arundel, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army (1891–18, 1919–29) Royal Air Force (1918–19) |
| Years of service | 1891–1929 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery Royal Flying Corps |
| Commands held | Territorial Army Air Defence Brigades (1924–29) 1st Air Defence Brigade (1920–24) London Air Defence Area (1917–20) IV Brigade RFC (1916–17) I Brigade RFC (1916) First Wing RFC (1915) Administration Wing RFC (1914–15) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Member of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) |
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