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LtGen CO Maude


stevenbecker

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Mates,

I am trying to find details of a british officer and his family.

Wallace Maude alias Cornwallis Charles Wyndham Maude was an officer in the AIF who claimed serive in the Worcester Regt pre great War and served in the Boer War with units of the Cape Mounted Rilfes and Frontier LH.

Now on his death with C Sqn 9 LHR on Gallipoli he claimed his father as LtGen CO Maude British Army.

Do you know who this officer was and any Family details.

Thanks for any insight.

S.B

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Steve,

A little unsure if you mean who was Maude senior or Junior?

regards

Arm

This info taken from the Mothersite 'The Long Long Trail'

Sir Frederick Stanley Maude

August 1914 : on staff of III Corps

October 1914 : promoted Brigadier-General and appointed to command of 14th Brigade

June 1915 : promoted Major-General, appointed to command of newly-formed 33rd Division

August 1915 : appointed to command of 13th (Western) Division

July 1916 : appointed to command of Tigris Corps

July 1916 : appointed to command the Army in Mesopotamia

18th November 1917 : died of cholera

there is this link as well

also this picture (just seen that it does not go to the page, put maude in the search and it will bring up some references.)

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I also have a book about him written in the early twenties I think if you want more about a particualr time i will have a look and get back to you.

There has been some contoversy about how he died, officially it says Cholera, but some roumoured that he was poisioned!!

regards

Arm

Ps..I am being stupid here!! Not rerading the post correctly!

Are you saying that this chap claimed he was an ilitgitmate child of General Maude?

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Mates,

Thanks for the reply's.

It appears that his father was a Gen Cornwallis Maude of the British Army who appears to have died in 1896.

Wallace's 1st cousin was Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude of Iraq fame.

Cheers

S.B

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As I said, I am being stupid

regards

Arm

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