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Edwin Alderson

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British and Canadian First World War general (1859-1927)

United KingdomLived 1859 to 1927 · aged 68
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Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, KCB was a senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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The retirement of the Duke of Connaught from the Aldershot Command, 1898. Stood in the back row, second on the right, is Lieutenant Colonel Alderson.The retirement of the Duke of Connaught from the Aldershot Command, 1898. Stood in the back row, second on the right, is Lieutenant Colonel Alderson.Photo of Alderson, c. 1915Photo of Alderson, c. 1915The controversial Ross rifleThe controversial Ross rifle

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

About this person

Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, KCB was a senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From 1915 to 1916 during the First World War he commanded the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, during which time it saw heavy fighting.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1859 to 1927 · aged 68
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