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John William Fortescue

British military historian · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1859 to 1933 · aged 73

Sir John William Fortescue was a British military historian. He was a historian of the British Army and served as Royal Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle from 1905 until 1926.

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order1926
Member of the Royal Victorian Order1907
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
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Deceased
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Lived 1859 to 1933 · aged 73