Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscoont Allenby
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO (23 Aprile 1861 – 14 Mey 1936) wis an Inglis soldier an Breetish Imperial Govrenor. He focht in the Seicont Boer War an an aa in Warld War I, in which he led the Breetish Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai an Palestine Campaign in the conquest o Palestine capturin Beersheba, Jaffa, an Jerusalem frae October tae December 1917.
The Viscount Allenby | |
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Field Marshal Viscoont Allenby | |
Elk-name | Bluidy Bull |
Born | 23 Apryle 1861 Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, Ingland |
Dee'd | 14 Mey 1936 Lunnon, Ingland | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Breetish Airmy |
Years o service | 1880–1925 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Seicont Boer War First Warld War
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Awairds | Knicht Grand Cross o the Order o the Bath Knicht Grand Cross o the Order o St Michael an St George Knicht Grand Cross o the Ryal Victorian Order |
Ither wirk | Heich Commissioner for Egyp an the Sudan (1919–25) |