Wood, Evelyn, 1838-1919
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- Mortlake collection of English life and letters, 1591-1963(Evelyn Wood)
- OCLC, Apr. 9, 2004(hdgs.: Wood, Evelyn, Sir, 1838-1919; Wood, Henry Evelyn, Sir, 1838-1919; usage: Sir Evelyn Wood)
- Wikipedia, September 18, 2018(Evelyn Wood (British Army officer); Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, VC, GCB, GCMG; born 9 February 1838 in Cressing, Essex; died 2 December 1919 in Harlow, Essex; British Army officer; after an early career in the Royal Navy (1854-1855), Wood joined the British Army in 1855 (he reired in 1905); he served in several major conflicts including the Indian Mutiny where, as a lieutenant, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a local merchant from a band of robbers who had taken him captive into the jungle, where they intended to hang him; Wood further served as a commander in several other conflicts, notably the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the First Boer War and the Mahdist War; his service in Egypt led to his appointment as Sirdar where he reorganised the Egyptian Army; he returned to Britain to serve as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Aldershot Command from 1889, as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1893 and as Adjutant General from 1897; his last appointment was as commander of 2nd Army Corps (later renamed Southern Command) from 1901 to 1904)
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Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, , DL (9 February 1838 – 2 December 1919) was a British Army officer. After an early career in the Royal Navy, Wood joined the British Army in 1855. He served in several major conflicts including the Indian Mutiny where, as a lieutenant, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that is awarded to British and Imperial forces, for rescuing a local merchant from a band of robbers who had taken their captive into the jungle, where they intended to hang him. Wood further served as a commander in several other conflicts, notably the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the First Boer War and the Mahdist War. His service in Egypt led to his appointment as Sirdar where he reorganised the Egyptian Army. He returned to Britain to serve as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Aldershot Command from 1889, as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1893 and as Adjutant General from 1897. His last appointment was as commander of 2nd Army Corps (later renamed Southern Command) from 1901 to 1904.
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