Edward Woodgate
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Sir Edward Robert Prevost Woodgate KCMG CB (1 November 1845 – 23 March 1900) was an infantry officer in the British Army.
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Major General Sir Edward Woodgate | |
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Birth name | Edward Robert Prevost Woodgate |
Born | 1 November 1845 Belbroughton, United Kingdom |
Died | (1900-03-23)23 March 1900 (aged 54) Mooi River, Colony of Natal, British Empire |
Buried | St John's Anglican Church, just outside Mooi River |
Allegiance | British Empire |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1865–1900 |
Rank | Major general |
Unit | King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) |
Commands held | 9th Brigade of the 5th Division |
Battles/wars | Abyssinian War Anglo-Ashanti wars Anglo-Zulu War Second Boer War |
Awards | Mentioned in Dispatches Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath |
Alma mater | Radley College |
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