Ernest Swinton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Swinton

British Army general and author

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1868

Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1951

Profession: writer, military personnel, engineer, author, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom, India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a British Army officer who played a part in the development and adoption of the tank during the First World War.
He was also a war correspondent and author of several short stories on military themes.
He is credited, along with fellow officer Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Dally Jones, with having initiated the use of the word "tank" as a code-name for the first tracked, armoured fighting vehicles.