Arthur Edward Mainwaring

Born in 1864, Arthur Edward Mainwaring was an Irish-born British Army officer who spent much of his career with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Contemporary and library sources link him closely with the regiment, and one detailed account says he served with the Fusiliers from 1885, was decorated in the Boer War, and later wrote a history of the regiment.

He is best known as the author or co-author of military histories including The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War and Crown and Company: The Historical Records of the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Formerly the 1st Bombay European Regiment. Catalog and bookseller records also connect him with Fishing and Philandering, showing that his writing ranged beyond military history into lighter sporting subjects.

Mainwaring seems to have been remembered as more than a professional soldier. One historical profile describes him as an enthusiastic sportsman who wrote on whist, croquet, and billiards, and who enjoyed fishing and cricket as well. That mix of military experience and clubland interests gives his work a distinctly Edwardian character.