Ivor Maxse

Sir Ivor Maxse
Birth name	Frederick Ivor Maxse
Born	22 December 1862 London, England[1]
Died	28 January 1958(1958-01-28) (aged 95) Midhurst, Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1882−1926
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Fusiliers Coldstream Guards
Commands	1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1st (Guards) Brigade 18th (Eastern) Division XVIII Corps IX Corps Northern Command
Battles / wars	Mahdist War Battle of Atbara Battle of Omdurman Battle of Umm Diwaykarat Second Boer War World War I Battle of the Somme Battle of Passchendaele German Spring Offensive
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Dispatches
Education	Rugby School
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Spouse	Mary Caroline Wyndham ​ ​ (m. 1899)​
Children	3
Parents	Frederick Maxse (father) Cecilia Steel (mother)
Relatives	Violet Maxse (sister) Leopold Maxse (brother) Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse (uncle) Henry Wyndham (father-in-law)

General Sir Frederick Ivor Maxse, KCB CVO DSO DL (22 December 1862 – 28 January 1958) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the First World War, best known for his innovative and effective training methods.^[2]