John Fowler (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General

Sir John Fowler
Born(1864-07-29)29 July 1864
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Died20 September 1939(1939-09-20) (aged 75)
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1886–1925
RankLieutenant General
CommandsBritish Forces in China
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Chitral Expedition
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir Alexander Godley (brother-in-law)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Sharman Fowler, KCB, KCMG, DSO (29 July 1864 – 20 September 1939) was a British Army engineer officer who specialised on telegraph on signals, and who was later Commander of British Forces in China.[1]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Fowler". The Times. 21 September 1939. p. 10.