Evelyn Fanshawe


Sir Evelyn Fanshawe

Born(1895-05-25)25 May 1895
Bangalore, British India
Died14 March 1979(1979-03-14) (aged 83)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1914–1945
RankMajor-General
Service number9530
CommandsRoyal Armoured Corps Training Establishment (1942–1945)
20th Armoured Brigade (1940–1942)
20th Mechanical Cavalry Brigade (1939–1940)
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) (1935–1939)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe (father)
Sir Evelyn Wood (grandfather)
Other workDirector of the International Refugee Organization in the British Zone of Germany
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire

Major-General Sir Evelyn Dalrymple Fanshawe, CB, CBE (25 May 1895 – 14 March 1979) was a British Army officer and the Director of the International Refugee Organization in the British Zone of Germany from 1948 to 1952.