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in 1908. In 1909 he was appointed to command the artillery in one of the regular divisions garrisoned in
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were forced to retreat, leaving a gap in the
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Mediterranean. He remained with the division through the evacuation of the Dardanelles until, shortly after it arrived in France in July 1916, he was promoted to command
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Fanshawe remained with the corps through 1917, where it fought at the
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in the Royal Artillery on 31 January 1878. He served in the
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330:. Rising steadily through the ranks, he was promoted to
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on 5 March 1896, he was in charge of a battery of the
422:in November, he commanded an attack which captured
418:. In the final phase of the Somme fighting, at the
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663:"The Army in South Africa – Movement of Troops".
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461:In August 1918 Fanshawe was appointed to command
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741:"FANSHAWE, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Arthur", in
274:Fanshawe married Rose Higginson, daughter of
298:of 1885, following which he was promoted to
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598:"FANSHAWE, Lt-Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple", in
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487:Royal Horse Artillery
431:Third Battle of Ypres
308:Royal Horse Artillery
243:Background and family
233:Third Battle of Ypres
102:Years of service
849:Frederick Hammersley
411:in late March 1916.
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489:from 1930 to 1934.
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378:Battle of the Marne
294:in 1878–80 and the
276:Sir James Higginson
229:Battle of the Somme
181:Lieutenant General
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25:Sir Edward Fanshawe
955:Succeeded by
914:Succeeded by
867:Charles Woollcombe
841:Succeeded by
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884:GOC V Corps
745:Who Was Who
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63:Oxfordshire
965:Categories
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682:Advertiser
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82:Allegiance
52:1859-04-04
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