John Fowler (British Army officer)


Sir John Fowler

Born(1864-07-29)29 July 1864
Died20 September 1939(1939-09-20) (aged 75)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1886–1925
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsBritish Forces in China
ConflictsSecond Boer War
First World War
Chitral Expedition
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir Alexander Godley (brother-in-law)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Sharman Fowler, KCB, KCMG, DSO (29 July 1864 – 20 September 1939) was a British Army engineer officer who specialised on telegraph on signals, and who was later Commander of British Forces in China.