W. E. Blewitt

Major General William Edward Blewitt CB CMG CBE (24 September 1854 – 18 April 1939[1]) was a British artillery officer.[2]

He joined the Royal Artillery in 1874 and served during the Second Boer War where he was despatched twice. He commanded the Southern Coast Defences, 1911–1914; and the Portsmouth Garrison, 1914–1916 during World War I.

References

  1. ↑ Deaths. The Times (London), Wednesday, Apr 12, 1939; pg. 13; Issue 48277. (1618 words)
  2. ↑ ‘BLEWITT, Maj.-Gen. William Edward’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 10 Aug 2014.


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