Sir Evelyn Fanshawe | |
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Born | Bangalore, British India | 25 May 1895
Died | 14 March 1979 Guilsborough House, Northampton, England | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1945 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 9530 |
Commands | Royal Armoured Corps Training Establishment (1942–45) 20th Armoured Brigade (1940–42) 20th Mechanical Cavalry Brigade (1939–40) 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) (1935–39) |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Relations | Sir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe (father) Sir Evelyn Wood (grandfather) |
Other work | Director of the International Refugee Organisation in the British Zone of Germany High Sheriff of Northamptonshire |
Major General Sir Evelyn Dalrymple Fanshawe, CB, CBE (25 May 1895 – 14 March 1979) was a British Army officer and the Director of the International Refugee Organisation in the British Zone of Germany from 1948 to 1952.[1]