George Thesiger Military person

Major-General George Handcock Thesiger, CB, CMG (6 October 1868 – 27 September 1915) was a senior officer in the British Army during the First World War who was killed in action during the Battle of Loos by German shellfire. His career had encompassed military service in Egypt, South Africa, Ireland, British India and France and had been rewarded with membership in two chivalric orders.

Personal facts

George Thesiger
Birth dateOctober 06, 1868
Birth place
London , Islington
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1915
Place of death
Loos-en-Gohelle , France

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
Second Boer War
Nile Expedition
World War I
military branch
British Army
military command9th (Scottish) Infantry Division
military unit
King's African Rifles
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
service start1890
service end1890

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