Ernest Swinton
Ernest Dunlop Swinton | |
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| Born | 21 October 1868 Bangalore, India |
| Died | 15 January 1951 (aged 82) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Engineers |
| Years of service | 1888–1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
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Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a British Army officer who played a part in the development and adoption of the tank during the First World War. He was also a war correspondent and author of several short stories on military themes. He is credited, along with fellow officer Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Dally Jones, with having initiated the use of the word "tank" as a code-name for the first British, tracked, armoured fighting vehicles.