Herbert Rawson
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Colonel Herbert Edward Rawson CB (3 September 1852 – 18 October 1924) was an English British Army officer and footballer who played once for England, and appeared in two FA Cup finals, winning the cup in 1875 as a member of Royal Engineers A.F.C.
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Herbert Edward Rawson | |
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Born | (1852-09-03)3 September 1852 Port Louis, British Mauritius |
Died | 18 October 1924(1924-10-18) (aged 72) Westminster, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1872–1909 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Engineers (RE) |
Commands held | 27 Company RE (1887–1888) 40 Company RE (1889) RE Lines of Communication, Natal Colony (1901–1902) RE, South Africa (1905–1907) RE, Northern Command (1907–1909) |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War (1899–1902) Relief of Ladysmith (1900) Battle of the Tugela Heights (1900) Laing's Nek (1900) |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's South Africa Medal King's South Africa Medal |
Alma mater | Westminster School Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Armstrong |
Relations | Rawson W. Rawson (father) William Rawson (brother) |
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Rawson served with the Royal Engineers (RE) in South Africa during the Second Boer War and later commanded the Royal Engineers in the colony. He was later a staff officer commanding the RE in the north of England.