George Thesiger

George Thesiger
George Handcock Thesiger
Born(1868-10-06)6 October 1868
Islington, London, England
Died27 September 1915(1915-09-27) (aged 46)
Hohenzollern Redoubt, Loos, France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1890–1915
RankMajor General
UnitRifle Brigade
King's African Rifles
Commands9th (Scottish) Infantry Division
33rd Division
2nd Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Battles / warsNile Expedition
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches

Major General George Handcock Thesiger, CB, CMG (6 October 1868 – 27 September 1915) was a senior officer in the British Army during the First World War who was killed in action during the Battle of Loos by German shellfire. His career had encompassed military service in Egypt, South Africa, Ireland, British India and France and had been rewarded with membership in two chivalric orders.