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Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

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British Army general (1861-1936)

United KingdomPoliticiansLived 1861 to 1936 · aged 75
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Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor.

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Officers, many of whom later became generals, at the Staff College, Camberley, 1897. Seated in the second row, on the extreme left, is Captain Allenby.Officers, many of whom later became generals, at the Staff College, Camberley, 1897. Seated in the second row, on the extreme left, is Captain Allenby.British and French officers at French manoeuvres, 1914. Major General Allenby is seated in the front row on the extreme left, with Lieutenant General Sir James Grierson to his left.British and French officers at French manoeuvres, 1914. Major General Allenby is seated in the front row on the extreme left, with Lieutenant General Sir James Grierson to his left.Allenby (centre), together with General Sir Herbert Plumer (left) and General Sir Henry Horne in conference at Camblain-Chatelain, France, 1916.Allenby (centre), together with General Sir Herbert Plumer (left) and General Sir Henry Horne in conference at Camblain-Chatelain, France, 1916.Allenby and King Albert I of Belgium.Allenby and King Albert I of Belgium.Drawing of Allenby from journal "The War" c. 1917Drawing of Allenby from journal "The War" c. 1917A Memorial to General Allenby in Beer Sheva.A Memorial to General Allenby in Beer Sheva.The victorious Allenby dismounted, enters Jerusalem on foot out of respect for the Holy City, 11 December 1917The victorious Allenby dismounted, enters Jerusalem on foot out of respect for the Holy City, 11 December 1917

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1922Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
1917Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
1915Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of Michael the Brave
Order of Saint John
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Redeemer
Distinguished Service Medal
Military Order of Italy
Order of the Crown of Romania
Supreme Order of the Renaissance
Order of the Rising Sun
Livingstone Medal

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Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistAlso won Military Order of ItalyJan Christiaan SmutsAlso won 1914-15 StarSergei KrikalevAlso won Order of the Rising SunRobert NivelleAlso won Croix de guerre 1914-1918Georges GuynemerAlso won Order of Michael the BravePrincess Dina bint Abdul-Hamid HashemAlso won Supreme Order of the Renaissance

About this person

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, was a senior British Army officer and imperial governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1861 to 1936 · aged 75
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