Maurice, Frederick Barton (1871–1951)

British soldier. He entered the army in 1892. In May 1918 he publicly denied the accuracy of certain statements on army matters made by the Prime Minister, Lloyd George, and was retired for breach of discipline. For the remainder of the war period he was a military correspondent.

He served in Tirah 1897–98, and the South African War 1899–1900. He was director of military operations at the War Office 1915–18, and major–general (1916). He was principal of the Working Men's College, Camden Town 1922–33, and became professor of military studies at London University in 1927. His publications include Forty Days in 1914 (1919). He was knighted early in 1918.