William Heneker Military person
General Sir William Charles Giffard Heneker KCB, KCMG, DSO (22 August 1867 – May 1939) was a Canadian-born and educated soldier who served with the British Army in West Africa, India, and then later on the Western Front during the First World War. A notable military strategist and tactician, he became one of the most experienced and highly decorated Canadians in the British Empire, and one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the rank of full general.
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| military command | Southern Command India 3rd Division 8th Infantry Brigade 54th Infantry Brigade 190th Infantry Brigade 1st Infantry Brigade Quetta 1st Peshawar Infantry Brigade 2nd Bn North Staffordshire Regiment Independent Division Rhine Army Rawalpindi Infantry Brigade Rhine Garrison |
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