Philip Geoffrey Twining

General Sir Philip Geoffrey Twining KCMG, Companion of the Order of the Bath, MVO was a Canadian born and educated soldier who served with the British Army in England, Canada, East Africa, India and China.

Education
He was born in 1862. He enrolled at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario from 1880–83, student # 88.

Military service
He was commissioned as an officer with the Royal Engineers in 1886. He served in India from 1887-1891. He was sent to Mombasa for a year to survey a railway route to Lake Victoria Nyanza. As a Lieutenant, he was an instructor and later as a Captain a professor in military engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada from 1895-9. He was the director of fortification and works, War Office from 1918-20. He performed engineering, railway and survey work in India from 1899 to 1914. He served during the Boxer Rebellion. During the First World War, he was Adjutant of the British First Army. He served as Director of Fortification and Works at the War Office 1918-20.

Awards and recognition
He was awarded KCMG, Companion of the Order of the Bath and MVO. He was knighted. As a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1911, he was awarded 1St (K.G.O.) Sappers and Miners. Twining Island, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma District, Ontario was named in honour of 88 Major General Sir Philip Geoffrey Twining KCMG, COB, MVO (RMC 1880-1883) Royal Engineers

He did not have a COB but rather a CB (Companion of the Order of the Bath as per the London Gazette of 1 January 1918 in the rank of Major-General.

Family
He married Louise Mary (d 1956), daughter of George and Mary Daly of Toronto.