{{Short description|British Army officer (1863–1918)}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = Major-General | name = Edward Feetham | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB|CMG}} | image = Edward feetham.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | other_name = | nickname = | birth_date = 4 June 1863 | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1918|03|29|1863|06|04|df=y}} | death_place = Démuin, France | burial_place = Picquigny British Cemetery | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army | service_years = 1883–1918 | rank = Major-general | unit = Royal Berkshire Regiment | commands = 137th (Staffordshire) Infantry Brigade<br/>39th Division | known_for = | battles = {{Tree list}} *Suakin Expedition *Second Boer War *First World War **German spring offensive{{KIA}} {{Tree list/end}} | awards = Companion of the Order of the Bath<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29202|page=6112|date=22 June 1915|supp=y}}</ref> | memorials = | alma_mater = Marlborough College | spouse = <!--{{marriage|name|start date|end date}}; add spouse if reliably sourced--> | children = | relations = | other_work = | signature = }} Major-General '''Edward Feetham''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB|CMG}} (4 June 1863 – 29 March 1918) was a British Army officer who was killed during the First World War whilst commanding the 39th Division, to which he had been promoted to command in August 1917, when promoted to temporary major general.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30325|page=10352|date=5 October 1917|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30438|page=13330|date=18 December 1917|supp=y}}</ref>

In April 1915 he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and took over the 137th (Staffordshire) Infantry Brigade.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29146|page=4146|date=27 April 1915|supp=y}}</ref>

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== Further reading == * Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). ''Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918''. London: Leo Cooper, pp.&nbsp;57–58.

== External links == *{{CWGC|id=4012522}} *{{NPG name|97726|Edward Feetham}} *[https://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/story/major-general-e-feetham-cb-cmg/ Major-General E. Feetham CB CMG]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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