Alfred Cavendish
Brigadier-General Alfred Edward John Cavendish CMG | |
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| Born | 19 June 1859 |
| Died | 2 February 1943 |
| Allegiance | First World War |
| Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
staff officer.[1]
History
Cavendish was on 14 January 1880 commissioned a
Staff College and entered a career of staff posts.[2]
He climbed Paektu Mountain in 1891, and published an account of his experiences in 1894.[3] During the
mentioned in despatches, received the Queen's South Africa Medal with two clasps, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG).
Cavendish saw a brief spell of regimental service from 1907 to 1911, commanding his old battalion, the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, before being posted as Assistant Adjutant General of Southern Command.[9]
On the outbreak of the
First World War he was appointed Assistant Adjutant General of the British Expeditionary Force, then promoted to Brigadier-General and assigned to the staff of V Corps in early 1915. He later served as Assistant Adjutant General to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Dardanelles Army, and from 1916 was commanding South African Command.[9]
References
- ^ "Cavendish, Alfred Edward John (CVNS877AE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1901
- ^ Cavendish, Alfred Edward John; Adams, Henry Edward Fane Goold- (1894). Korea and the Sacred White Mountain: Being a Brief Account of a Journey in Korea in 1891. Liverpool: G. Philip & Son.
- ^ "No. 27156". The London Gazette. 23 January 1900. p. 430.
- ^ "CAVENDISH, General Alfred Edward John". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 309.
- ^ "The War in South Africa - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36087. London. 12 March 1900. p. 7.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home". The Times. No. 36892. London. 7 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ a b Alfred Edward John Cavendish, by John Bourne. Centre for First World War Studies.
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