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Lieutenant-General Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1859-04-08
Place of birth: Capel Saint Mary Suffolk England
Next of kin: Alice Mary Alderson, wife. Ladies Imperial Club, 17 Dover Street, London, England
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Military
Occupation (normalized): Military, Specialisation Unknown
Address: c/o Messrs. Cox & Co. 16 Charing Cross, London, England
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1927-12-14

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant-General
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant-General (Army). 1915-09-13 to 1916-09-26
  2. Lieutenant-General (Army). 1914-09-29 to 1915-09-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Date of award: 1915-06-22
Source: London Gazette 29200

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 2nd Mention
Date of award: 1915-12-31
Source: London Gazette 29422

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Date of award: 1916-01-14
Source: London Gazette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 3832
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0073-S018
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Colonel Edward Mott Alderson and Catherine Harriett Alderson (nee Swainson); husband of Alice Mary Alderson (nee Sergeant) married May 5, 1886

Commander of Canadian troops in Boer war. Commander of Canadian Troops 1914-1915. Reassigned due to conflict with Sir Sam Hughes, primarily over Ross Rifle.

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Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant-General Army Canadian Infantry 1st Division Headquarters Lieutenant-General Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Corps Headquarters Headquarters Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 2nd Mention Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2006-04-08
Last modified: 2022-02-13