John Arthur Tanner
Brigadier-General John Arthur Tanner, CB, CMG, DSO (February 1858 – 23 July 1917) was a British Army officer. A Royal Engineer, Tanner was killed in 1917 by a German shell in France, whilst serving as chief engineer, VII Corps.
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper.
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