The Lord Rawlinson | |
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 Rawlinson in 1916 | |
| Born | 20 February 1864 Trent Manor, Dorset, England |
| Died | 28 March 1925 (aged 61) Delhi, British India |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1884–1925 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps Coldstream Guards |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief, India Aldershot Command Second Army Fourth Army First Army IV Corps 4th Division 3rd Division 2nd Infantry Brigade Staff College, Camberley |
| Battles / wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches |
General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KCMG (20 February 1864 – 28 March 1925), known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet between 1895 and 1919, was a senior British Army officer in the First World War who commanded the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force at the battles of the Somme (1916) and Amiens (1918) as well as the breaking of the Hindenburg Line (1918). He commanded the Indian Army from 1920 to 1925.