Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson

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Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson was a British Army officer best known for commanding Canadian forces during the early years of the First World War.

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instanceOf British Army officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
birthDate 1859-04-08
birthPlace Alderley, Gloucestershire, England NERFINISHED
commanded 1st Canadian Division NERFINISHED
Canadian Expeditionary Force (early years of World War I) NERFINISHED
Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Second Boer War
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Mahdist War NERFINISHED
North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED
Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1927-12-14
deathPlace London, England
educatedAt Cheltenham College NERFINISHED
familyName Alderson NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Alfred
Edwin NERFINISHED
Hervey NERFINISHED
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant-General
Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British Army staff NERFINISHED
Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant-General
Major-General
notableFor commanding Canadian forces in the early years of the First World War
leadership of Canadian troops on the Western Front in 1914–1915
notableWork reorganization and training of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
occupation soldier
participatedIn Battle of Festubert NERFINISHED
Battle of Givenchy NERFINISHED
Battle of Paardeberg NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED
positionHeld General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Division NERFINISHED
commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War
serviceEnd 1918
serviceStart 1878

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Edwin Alderson birthName Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson