Edward Ashmore (British Army officer)
| Edward Bailey Ashmore | |
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Major General Edward Ashmore in Royal Flying Corps uniform
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| Nickname(s) | Splash |
| Born |
20 February 1872 Paddington, London |
| Died | 5 October 1953 (aged 81) Arundel, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1891–18, 1919–29) Royal Air Force (1918–19) |
| Years of service | 1891–1929 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit |
Royal Artillery Royal Flying Corps |
| Commands held | Territorial Army Air Defence Brigades (1924–29) 1st Air Defence Brigade (1920–24) London Air Defence Area (1917–20) IV Brigade RFC (1916–17) I Brigade RFC (1916) First Wing RFC (1915) Administration Wing RFC (1914–15) |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Member of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Major General Edward Bailey Ashmore, CB, CMG, MVO (20 February 1872 – 5 October 1953) was a British Army officer from the 1890s to the 1920s who served in the Royal Artillery, the Royal Flying Corps and briefly in the Royal Air Force before founding and developing the organisation that would become the Royal Observer Corps.
Following graduation from Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Ashmore was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery as a second lieutenant in 1891. He was posted to 'Q' Battery Royal Horse Artillery and served during the Second Boer War in South Africa, being promoted to lieutenant on 24 July 1894. Promoted to captain on 13 February 1900, he was severely wounded at Sanna's Post during the relief of Kimberley on 31 March 1900.
In 1904, Ashmore served as adjutant for the Royal Horse Artillery and attended Staff College, Camberley in January 1906. Appointed as a staff officer on the Army General Staff. He was promoted to major in April 1909 and was returned to the establishment of the Royal Artillery. He served as a General Staff Officer 3rd Grade (GSO3) on the General Staff (War Office) and later as a 2nd Grade (GSO2).
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