Frederick Maurice (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Maurice (British Army officer)

British Army general

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1871

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 19-May-1951

Profession: military personnel, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Major-General Sir Frederick Barton Maurice, 1st Baronet, (19 January 1871 – 19 May 1951) was a British Army officer, military correspondent, writer and academic.
During the First World War he was forced to retire in May 1918 after writing a letter to The Times criticizing Prime Minister David Lloyd George for making misleading statements about the strength of British forces on the Western Front.
He also founded the British Legion in 1920, and served as its president from 1932 to 1947.