General Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby

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Birth Date	23 April 1861
Birth Place	United Kingdom: England, Nottinghamshire, Brackenhurst
Death Date	14 May 1936
Death Place	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Final Rank	General
Units	No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps First World War, 1914-1918 Australian armed forces Commonwealth Military Forces Australian Imperial Force Australian Flying Corps

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Date of birth	1861-04-23
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1882	Inniskilling Dragoons.
Other	1884 - 1888	Served in South Africa.
Other	1899 - 1901	Served in the Boer War.
Other	1914	Put in charge of the Cavalry Division of the British Expeditionary Force.
Date promoted	1919	Created a Field Marshal and ennobled.
Other	1919 - 1925	Served as High Commissioner to Egypt.
Date of death	1936-05-14

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