Philip de Fonblanque
Philip de Fonblanque | |
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| Born | 16 November 1885 British India |
| Died | 2 July 1940 (aged 54) Cambridge, England |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1905–1940 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands | Lines of Communication, British Expeditionary Force |
| Battles / wars | Battle of France |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Relations | John Anthony Fonblanque (great, great grandfather) Albany Fonblanque, John Samuel Martin Fonblanque (uncles) Edward Barrington de Fonblanque (grandfather) Edward Barrington de Fonblanque (brother) |
Major-General Philip de Fonblanque DSO (16 November 1885 – 2 July 1940) was a senior British officer, who at the start of the Second World War, organised the logistics for the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium. Already a sick man, the result of his exertions was that he died shortly after his evacuation from France in June 1940.