John Arthur Tanner

John Arthur Tanner
Born(1858-02-27)27 February 1858
Tidcombe, Wiltshire, England
Died23 July 1917(1917-07-23) (aged 59)
France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1875–1917
RankBrigadier-General
Battles / warsMahdist War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
Chitral Expedition
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (6)

Brigadier-General John Arthur Tanner, CB, CMG, DSO (27 February 1858 – 23 July 1917) was a British Army officer. A Royal Engineer, Tanner was killed in 1917 by a German shell in France, whilst serving as chief engineer, VII Corps.

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Bibliography

  • Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs – General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918. London: Leo Cooper.