Ernest Swinton

Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Born	(1868-10-21)21 October 1868 Bangalore, India
Died	15 January 1951(1951-01-15) (aged 82) Oxford, Oxfordshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Engineers
Years of service	1888–1919
Rank	Major General
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order
Other work	Air Ministry Citroën Chichele Professor of Military History at Oxford University Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Corps

Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a British Army officer who played a part in the development and adoption of the tank during the First World War. He was also a war correspondent and author of several short stories on military themes. He is credited, along with fellow officer Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Dally Jones, with having initiated the use of the word "tank" as a code-name for the first British, tracked, armoured fighting vehicles.