| 词条 | William Furse |
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| name =Sir William Furse | image =WilliamFurse.jpg | caption =Lieutenant General Sir William Furse | birth_date =1865 | death_date =1953 (aged 87 or 88) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant General | unit = | commands =9th (Scottish) Division | battles =Second Boer War World War I | awards =Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |spouse = Jean Adelaide Furse | children = Judith Furse Roger Furse David Furse Diane Furse | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General Sir William Thomas Furse, {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|KCMG|DSO}} (1865–1953) was a Master-General of the Ordnance. Military careerEducated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Furse was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant on 5 July 1884.[1] He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Roberts from 1891 to 1893,[1] and was promoted to captain on 30 May 1893.[2] He served during the Second Boer War as a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (D.A.Q.M.G.) at Army Headquarters,[1] and was promoted to major on 15 March 1900. Following the end of the war in June 1902, Furse was on 15 October 1902 appointed D.A.Q.M.G. to the 2nd Army Corps based at Salisbury Plain.[3][4] In 1911 he was appointed Commander 12th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery.[1] He served in World War I initially as a General Staff Officer on the British Expeditionary Force and then as General Officer Commanding 9th (Scottish) Division from 1915.[1] He was made Master-General of the Ordnance in 1916; in this capacity he opposed the introduction of the Madsen machine gun, preferring the Lewis gun.[5] He retired in 1920.[1] He was the father of the artist and designer Roger Furse and the actress Judith Furse.[6] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Sir William Thomas Furse Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=George Thesiger}}{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding the 9th (Scottish) Division|years=September 1915–December 1916}}{{s-aft|after=Henry Lukin}}2. ^Hart′s Army list, 1903 3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence - The Second Army Corps|day_of_week=Monday |date=20 October 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36903}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27487|page=6739|date=24 October 1902}} 5. ^Hansard 29 May 1918 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/47_BN/BN80.html|title=Judith Furse – A Gay Nun?|publisher=powell-pressburger.org|accessdate=12 February 2019}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Stanley von Donop}}{{s-ttl|title=Master-General of the Ordnance|years=1916–1919}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Du Cane}} |-{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Furse, William}} 8 : 1865 births|1953 deaths|British Army generals of World War I|Royal Artillery officers|People educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order |
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