Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

British Army general

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1861

Place of Birth: Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-May-1936

Profession: politician, military officer, diplomat, philosopher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (23 April 1861 – 14 May 1936) was an English soldier and British Imperial Governor.
He fought in the Second Boer War and also in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine. The British succeeded in capturing Beersheba, Jaffa, and Jerusalem from October to December 1917.
His forces occupied the Jordan Valley during the summer of 1918, then went on to capture northern Palestine and defeat the Ottoman Yildirim Army Group's Eighth Army at the Battle of Megiddo, forcing the Fourth and Seventh Army to retreat towards Damascus.
Subsequently, the EEF Pursuit by Desert Mounted Corps captured Damascus and advanced into northern Syria. During this pursuit, he commanded T.
E.
Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), whose campaign with Faisal's Arab Sherifial Forces assisted the EEF's capture of Ottoman Empire territory and fought the Battle of Aleppo, five days before the Armistice of Mudros ended the campaign on 30 October 1918.
He continued to serve in the region as High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan from 1919 until 1925.



Alternative names	H. Walter Barnett
Description	Australian photographer
Date of birth/death	25 January 1862	16 January 1934
Location of birth/death	St Kilda	Nice
Work period	1883–1920
Work location	Sydney (Falk Studios) London (studios at Hyde Park Corner & Knightsbridge)
Authority control	: Q16026949 VIAF: 12069401 LCCN: no2006109227 Oxford Dict.: 66742 RKD: 407086 WorldCat