Evelyn Wood

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Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient who rose to the rank of field marshal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf British Army officer
Victoria Cross recipient
field marshal
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

Order of the Medjidie NERFINISHED
Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
birthDate 1838-02-09
birthPlace Cressing, Essex NERFINISHED
England
burialPlace Aldershot Military Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfFame receipt of the Victoria Cross for actions in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
service in the Anglo-Zulu War
conflict Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED
Crimean War
First Boer War NERFINISHED
Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
Mahdist War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1919-12-02
deathPlace England
Harlow, Essex NERFINISHED
gender male
honorificPrefix Field Marshal Sir NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
laterality British Army officer after naval service
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank brigadier general
field marshal
lieutenant general
major general
name Evelyn Wood NERFINISHED
notableWork Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED
From Midshipman to Field Marshal NERFINISHED
occupation military writer
soldier
positionHeld Adjutant-General to the Forces NERFINISHED
Commander of British forces in South Africa
Governor of Gibraltar
Quartermaster-General to the Forces NERFINISHED
serviceEntry Royal Navy midshipman NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Paulina Southwell NERFINISHED

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Sir Evelyn Wood fullName Evelyn Wood