Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Lionel William Pellew East, CMG, DSO (July 1866 – 6 September 1918) was a British Army officer. He was killed in action in Ferfay, France in September 1918 while reconnoitering for forward observation posts. At the time of his death, he was Brigadier-General Commanding Heavy Artillery, XIII Corps. He was the son of Rear-Admiral James Wylie East.

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* Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). ''Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918''. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 56–57.

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* {{Authority control 1866 births 1918 deaths Royal Artillery officers Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Distinguished Service Order British Army generals of World War I British Army brigadiers British military personnel killed in World War I