Lord Edward Cecil

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Lord Edward Cecil KCMG DSO
In The Sketch, 1 November 1899
Birth name	Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil
Nickname(s)	Nigs
Born	(1867-07-12)12 July 1867 Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England
Died	13 December 1918(1918-12-13) (aged 51) Leysin, Switzerland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	17 years
Rank	Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Commands held	ADC (Egypt) to Lord Kitchener, Military Secretary to Lord Kitchener.
Battles/wars	Second Boer War
Relations	Marquess of Salisbury

Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil KCMG DSO (12 July 1867 – 13 December 1918), known as Lord Edward Cecil, was a distinguished and highly decorated English soldier. As colonial administrator in Egypt and advisor to the Liberal government, he helped to implement Army reforms.