Granville Roland Fortescue
Granville Roland Fortescue (October 12, 1875 – April 21, 1952) was an American soldier, a Rough Rider serving with his cousin, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, a presidential aide in the first Roosevelt administration and later, a journalist and war correspondent for the London Standard during the Rif War in 1920 Spanish Morocco. He wrote for the London Daily Telegraph during World War I and during the Spanish Civil War.
Granville Roland Fortescue | |
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G. Roland Fortescue | |
| Nickname(s) | "Rollie" |
| Born | October 12, 1875 New York City, US |
| Died | April 21, 1952 (aged 76) |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1906 1917–1928 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War Russo-Japanese War (military attaché) World War I Rif War {Correspondent} Spanish Civil War (correspondent) |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) |
| Relations | Robert Roosevelt (father) Grace Hubbard Fortescue (wife) Thalia Massie (daughter) Helene Reynolds (daughter) Theodore Roosevelt (first cousin) |
| Other work | author, journalist |
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