Herbert Lawrence
General Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence, GCB (8 August 1861 – 17 January 1943) was a general in the British Army, a banker and a businessman.
Sir Herbert Lawrence | |
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| Born | 8 August 1861 London, England |
| Died | 17 January 1943 (aged 81) Little Berkhamsted, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1882–1903 1914–1919 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division (1917) 71st Division (1916–17) 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (1915–16) 127th (Manchester) Brigade (1915) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Grand Officer of the Order of Karađorđe's Star (Serbia) Grand Officer of the Military Order of Aviz (Portugal) |
| Relations | John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (father) |
| Other work | Chairman of Glyn, Mills & Co. Bank |
He worked alongside Major Douglas Haig (Assistant Adjutant General) as Intelligence head of General French's staff during the Second Boer War, and was Haig's Chief of Staff in the final year of World War I.
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