Edward Henslow

Edward Lancelot Wall Henslow OBE, MC (19 March 1879 – 12 March 1947) was a British Army officer and one-time first-class cricketer. He served in the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) for much of his career and was mentioned in dispatches for his service in the Second Boer War. In 1909 he served on the general staff as a gymnastics instructor, during which time he made an appearance for the British Army cricket team. Henslow served with the Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War and received the Military Cross. After the war he joined the newly formed Army Physical Training Staff and rose to become inspector of physical training in 1928. Henslow retired in 1932 but returned to service during the first part of the Second World War.

Edward Henslow

Edward Lancelot Wall Henslow OBE, MC (19 March 1879 – 12 March 1947) was a British Army officer and one-time first-class cricketer. He served in the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) for much of his career and was mentioned in dispatches for his service in the Second Boer War. In 1909 he served on the general staff as a gymnastics instructor, during which time he made an appearance for the British Army cricket team. Henslow served with the Wiltshire Regiment in the First World War and received the Military Cross. After the war he joined the newly formed Army Physical Training Staff and rose to become inspector of physical training in 1928. Henslow retired in 1932 but returned to service during the first part of the Second World War.