Edwin Alderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edwin Alderson

British and Canadian First World War general

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1859

Place of Birth: Capel St. Mary, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1927

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lieutenant General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson, KCB (8 April 1859 – 14 December 1927) was a senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
From 1915-1916 during the World War 1 he commanded the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, during which time it saw heavy fighting.