Hurdis Ravenshaw

Hurdis Ravenshaw
Born	June 1869
Died	6 June 1920 (aged 50) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1888 – 1920
Rank	Major General
Unit	East Yorkshire Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Connaught Rangers
Commands held	British 83rd Brigade, British 27th Division
Battles/wars	Chitral expedition Malakand Tirah Campaign Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major General Hurdis Secundus Lalande Ravenshaw CMG (June 1869 – c. 6 June 1920) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War who served at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and saw action on the North-West Frontier of India, in South Africa during the Second Boer War and in France and Greece during the First World War. In 1916 he was captured by an Austrian submarine and held as a prisoner for the next two years. He died in 1920 in unusual circumstances after becoming lost in the South African bush near Port Elizabeth and succumbing to the elements.

Hurdis Ravenshaw was born in June 1869 to John Hurdis Ravenshaw and his second wife Harriet Lalande Biggs. His elder half-brother was Thomas Edward Ravenshaw. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and from there joined the militia, using this posting to gain a commission in the East Yorkshire Regiment in December 1888. Seeking action, in August 1890 he transferred to the Devonshire Regiment who were sent to India and went on campaign in 1895 as part of the Chitral Relief Force which overthrew the Mehtar of Chitral and replaced him with the pro-British Shuja ul-Mulk the younger son of the former ruler, Aman ul-Mulk.

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