Sir Stanley Maude | |
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Born | 25 June 1864 Gibraltar |
Died | 18 November 1917 (aged 53) Baghdad, Ottoman Empire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1883–1917 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands | 14th Brigade 33rd Division 13th (Western) Division Tigris Corps |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude KCB CMG DSO (24 June 1864 – 18 November 1917) was a British Army officer. He is known for his operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War and for conquering Baghdad in 1917.[1]