Edward Fanshawe (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Edward Arthur Fanshawe, KCB (4 April 1859 – 13 November 1952) was a British Army general of the First World War, who commanded the 11th (Northern) Division at Gallipoli and the V Corps on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the 1918 German spring offensive. He was the second eldest of three brothers who rose to command divisions or corps during the war.
Sir Edward Fanshawe | |
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1917 portrait by Francis Dodd | |
| Born | 4 April 1859 Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 13 November 1952 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1923 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held | V Corps 11th (Northern) Division 31st Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe (brother) Lieutenant General Sir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe (brother) |
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