Edward Hamilton Military person
Major-General Sir Edward Owen Fisher Hamilton KCB (17 February 1854 – 30 March 1944) was an officer of the British Army during the late 19th century. Originally a junior officer in the Queen's Royal Regiment, he oversaw signalling in the Indian Army during the late nineteenth century, before commanding a battalion and then a brigade in the South African War. He was later the commanding officer for Army forces in West Africa and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before retiring in 1914; on the outbreak of the First World War, he briefly returned from retirement to command a division in the New Armies.
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| Birth date | February 17, 1854 |
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| Date of death | March 30, 1944 |
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| allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| military command | 20th (Light) Division 2nd Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment 2nd Brigade GOC West Africa GOC and Lieutenant-Governor Guernsey |
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| service start | 1873 |
| service end | 1914 |