Edwin Alderson
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Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, KCB (8 April 1859 – 14 December 1927) was a senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From 1915 to 1916 during the First World War he commanded the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, during which time it saw heavy fighting.
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Sir Edwin Alderson | |
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Born | (1859-04-08)8 April 1859 Capel St Mary, Suffolk, England |
Died | 14 December 1927(1927-12-14) (aged 68) Lowestoft, Suffolk, England |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1878–1920 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
Commands held | Canadian Corps 1st Canadian Division |
Battles/wars | First Boer War Anglo-Egyptian War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France) |
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