William Furse
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Sir William Furse
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Lieutenant General Sir William Furse
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| Born | 1865 |
| Died | 1953 (aged 87 or 88) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 9th (Scottish) Division |
| Battles/wars | 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 |
Lieutenant General Sir William Thomas Furse KCB KCMG DSO (1865–1953) was a Master-General of the Ordnance.
Military career
Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Furse was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1884.[1] He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Roberts from 1891 to 1893.[1]
He served in the Second Boer War as a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters.[1] 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.[2] He retired in 1920.[1]
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 9th (Scottish) Division September 1915–December 1916 |
Succeeded by Henry Lukin |
| Preceded by | Master-General of the Ordnance 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by Sir John Du Cane |
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- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
