Edward Fanshawe Military person
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 Spring Offensive. He was the second eldest of four brothers Henry Leighton Fanshawe, the eldest, (Edward), Hew, and Robert) and he, together with the last two, all rose to command divisions or corps during the war.
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| Birth date | April 04, 1859 |
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| Date of death | November 13, 1952 |
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| military command | 11th (Northern) Division V Corps 31st Division |
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| service start | 1859 |
| service end | 1923 |