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Major-General George Handcock Thesiger , CB , CMG -LRB- 6 October 1868 -- 27 September 1915 -RRB- was a senior officer in the British Army during the First World War who was killed in action during the Battle of Loos by German shellfire .. Loos. Loos-en-Gohelle. Major-General. Major-General. British Army. British Army. First World War. World War I. Companion of the Bath. CMG. Order of St Michael and St George. Battle of Loos. Battle of Loos. His career had encompassed military service in Egypt , South Africa , Ireland , British India and France and had been rewarded with membership in two chivalric orders .. France. France. Egypt. Egypt. South Africa. South Africa. Ireland. Ireland. British India. British India