John Arthur Tanner

Brigadier-General John Arthur Tanner, CB, CMG, DSO (27 February 1858 – 23 July 1917) was a British Army officer.^[1]

John Arthur Tanner
Born	(1858-02-27)27 February 1858 Tidcombe, Wiltshire, England
Died	23 July 1917(1917-07-23) (aged 59) France
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1875–1917
Rank	Brigadier-General
Conflicts	Mahdist War Third Anglo-Burmese War Chitral Expedition First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (6)

Early life and education

Tanner was born in Poulton, Gloucestershire, the son of John and Marion Tanner;^[2] and grandson of the MP Charles Townshend Murdoch.^[3] He was educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst.^[4]

Career

1877 - 1913

Tanner entered the army in 1877. He served in the Mahsud Waziri, Mahdist and Chitral campaigns. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in 1906; served on the General Staff India from 1910 to 1913 and officially retired in January 1914.

Recalled 1914

Tanner was recalled later in 1914.^[3] Tanner was killed in 1917 by a German shell in France, whilst serving as chief engineer, VII Corps.

Personal life

In 1914 the announcement of an engagement between Tanner and Miss Gladys Murdoch was announced in The Times.^[5] They married in 1916.^[4] In 1921 she married Major General Sir William Liddell.^[6]

See also

• List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War

Bibliography

• Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs – General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918. London: Leo Cooper.