Edmund Hakewill-Smith
Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith | |
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Born | Mentioned in Despatches (2) (Netherlands)Commander with Star of the Royal Order of St. Olav (Norway) Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau | 17 March 1896
Military career
Hakewill-Smith was born in
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the nine miles' advance east of Ypres on 28th, 29th and 30th September, 1918. On the 28th he successfully filled a gap in the front line at a critical moment. On the 29th, when he was the only platoon officer left in his company, he took command of two platoons, and showed admirable coolness and determination in dealing with machine-gun nests, which were holding up the company on his right.[5][2]
After the war Hakewill-Smith remained in the army and served with the British Military Mission to South Russia in 1920.[2][3] In 1921 he was aide-de-camp to Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland (Governor of Bengal, India).[4] He later served as an adjutant to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers between 1927 and 1930, and was a student at the Staff College, Quetta from 1932 to 1933.[6] He later served on the staff of the War Office from 1934 to 1936.[4][2][7]
During the
Hakewill-Smith was appointed a
After the war, Hakewill-Smith commanded the Lowland District in Scotland before serving as President of the Military Court for War Crimes Trial of German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. He retired from the army in 1949.[4][10]
In addition, he served at
References
- ^ "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5759.
- ^ a b c d e f g "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 135.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hakewill-Smith, Edmund". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 31158". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1919. p. 1692.
- ^ "No. 33691". The London Gazette. 20 February 1931. p. 1204.
- ^ Smart 2005, p. 135−136.
- ^ "No. 35505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1942. p. 1437.
- ^ "No. 36350". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 January 1944. p. 523.
- ^ a b c d Smart 2005, p. 136.
- ^ "No. 37161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3489.
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. ISBN 1844150496.