Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, KCB, DSO was a British soldier who during the First World War led an overreaching military campaign in Mesopotamia. His troops were besieged and captured at the Siege of Kut, which was possibly the... Wikipedia
Born: February 21, 1861, London, United Kingdom
Died: May 18, 1924 (age 63 years), Paris, France
Grandparents: John Graham, Lord George Townshend, and Jessie McKellar
Great grandchildren: Arnaud de Borchgrave d'Altena, Trisha Theresa de Borchgrave d'Altena, James Rowland Evelyn Rankin, and more
Books: My Campaign in Mesopotamia, My Campaign, The Military Life of Field-Marshal George First Marquess Townshend, 1724-1807, Who Took Part in the Battles of Dettingen 1743, Fontenoy 1745, Culloden 1746, Laffeldt 1747, & in the Capture of Quebec 1759: From Family Documents Not Hitherto Published, and more
Place of burial: St Mary's Church, United Kingdom