Hurdis Ravenshaw
Major-General Hurdis Secundus Lalande Ravenshaw CMG (June 1869 – c. 6 June 1920) was a senior British Army officer in the First World War who served at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and saw action on the North-West Frontier of India, in South Africa in the Second Boer War and in France and Greece in the First World War. In 1916 a German U-boat captured him, and he was a prisoner of war for the next two years. He died in 1920 in unusual circumstances after becoming lost in the South African bush near Port Elizabeth and succumbing to the elements.
Hurdis Ravenshaw | |
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| Born | June 1869 |
| Died | 6 June 1920 (aged 50) Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1888–1920 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | East Yorkshire Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Connaught Rangers |
| Commands held | British 83rd Brigade, British 27th Division |
| Battles/wars | Chitral expedition Malakand Tirah Campaign Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
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