Ivor Maxse

Sir Ivor Maxse
Birth nameFrederick Ivor Maxse
Born22 December 1862
London, England[1]
Died28 January 1958(1958-01-28) (aged 95)
Midhurst, Sussex, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1882−1926
RankGeneral
UnitRoyal Fusiliers
Coldstream Guards
Commands1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
1st (Guards) Brigade
18th (Eastern) Division
XVIII Corps
IX Corps
Northern Command
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Dispatches
EducationRugby School
Alma materRoyal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Spouse
Mary Caroline Wyndham
(m. 1899)
Children3
Parents
RelativesViolet Maxse (sister)
Leopold Maxse (brother)
Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse (uncle)
Henry Wyndham (father-in-law)

General Sir Frederick Ivor Maxse, KCB CVO DSO DL (22 December 1862 – 28 January 1958) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the First World War, best known for his innovative and effective training methods.[2]

  1. ^ 1911 England Census
  2. ^ "Obituary: Gen. Sir Ivor Maxse – Great Trainer of Troops". The Times. 29 January 1958. p. 10.