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Sir John Maxwell General Sir John Maxwell, 1916 Born11 July 1859 Liverpool, England Died21 February 1929 Newlands, Cape Province, Union of South Africa Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Years of service1866–1921 RankGeneral Commands heldNorthern Command … See more
General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, GCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO (11 July 1859 – 21 February 1929) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. He served in the Mahdist War in the Sudan, the Second Boer War, … See more
Maxwell served with the Black Watch in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, taking part in the storming of the Egyptian fortifications at See more
Maxwell married in 1892 Louise Selina Bonynge, daughter of Charles Bonynge, and had one daughter.
During his time in Egypt, Maxwell developed an interest in archaeology. He was a member of the Egypt Exploration Society, … See moreMaxwell was born in Aigburth, Liverpool, on 11 July 1859 to a family of Scottish Protestant heritage. He attended school at Cheltenham College, studied at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst See more
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