Sir William Heneker | |
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 General Sir William Heneker c.1932 | |
| Birth name | William Charles Giffard Heneker |
| Born | 22 August 1867 Sherbrooke, Canada |
| Died | 24 May 1939 (aged 71) London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1884–1932 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Connaught Rangers |
| Commands | Southern Command, India 3rd Division Rhine Garrison Independent Division, Rhine Army 8th Infantry Division 190th Infantry Brigade 54th Infantry Brigade 1st Infantry Brigade, Quetta Rawalpindi Infantry Brigade 1st Peshawar Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Aro War North-West Frontier First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Légion d'Honneur (France) |
| Other work | Author of Bush Warfare (1907) |
General Sir William Charles Giffard Heneker, KCB, KCMG, DSO (22 August 1867 – 24 May 1939) was a Canadian soldier who served with the British Army in West Africa, India, and then later on the Western Front during the First World War. A notable military strategist and tactician, he became one of the most experienced and highly decorated Canadians in the British Empire, and one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the rank of full general.[1]
- ^ Major Andrew Godefroy (editor). Bush Warfare: The Early Writings of General Sir William C.G. Heneker, KCB, KCMG, DSO. (Kingston, Ontario: Army Publishing Office for the Canadian Army Directorate of Land Concepts and Designs, 2008)