John Philip Du Cane

Sir

John Du Cane

Major General Sir John Philip Du Cane by Francis Dodd
Born(1865-05-05)5 May 1865
South Kensington, London, England
Died5 April 1947(1947-04-05) (aged 81)
Westminster, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1884–1931
RankGeneral
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsMalta
British Army of the Rhine
Western Command
XV Corps
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir John Philip Du Cane, GCB (5 May 1865 – 5 April 1947) was a British Army officer. He held high rank during the First World War, most notably as Major General Royal Artillery at General Headquarters in 1915 when the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was expanding rapidly, as General Officer Commanding XV Corps 1916–18, then from April 1918 as liaison officer between Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and the Allied Generalissimo Ferdinand Foch. After the war he was Master-General of the Ordnance.