Henry Brackenbury
Sir Henry Brackenbury | |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
Life and career
Henry Brackenbury was born in
After making Wolseley's acquaintance, Brackenbury offered to join his
He became Private Secretary to the
He was promoted to
He was appointed Director-General of Ordnance in 1899, and as such was responsible for army ordnance (including the reserves of arms, ammunitions, clothing and other equipment) throughout the Second Boer War, which took place in South Africa from October 1899 to June 1902. For his service during the war, he was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the April 1901 South African War honours list.[4] Following the end of the war, he gave evidence to the Elgin Commission on the conduct of the war.[5]
Towards the end of his career Brackenbury was a patron of
Brackenbury retired in 1904 and was made a
Sir Henry Brackenbury Road, built on the former Joint Services School of Intelligence site in Ashford, Kent, is named after him.
Decorations
Most Honourable Order of the Bath
- Companion, CB 1880
- Knight Commander, KCB 1894
- Knight Grand Cross, GCB, 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899-1900[4]
- Knight Commander, KCSI 1896 for service as Member of Council in India
Publications
- The Last Campaign of Hanover, 1870
- The Tactics of the Three Arms, 1873
- Narrative of the Ashantee War (2 vol.) 1874
- The River Column, 1885
- Some Memories of My Spare Time, 1909
See also
- Ashanti Confederacy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Henry Brackenbury at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1901). Dictionary of National Biography sup vol 1 Abbot-Childers. London: Elder Smith & Co.
- ^ "No. 27409". The London Gazette. 21 February 1902. p. 1120.
- ^ a b "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2695.
- ^ "The War Commission". The Times. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 5.
- ^ Woodward 1998, p3
Sources
- Woodward, David R (1998). Field Marshal Sir William Robertson. Westport Connecticut & London: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-95422-6.
Further reading
- Harvie, Ian (March 1999). A Very Dangerous Man – a Profile of Sir Henry Brackenbury. Soldiers of the Queen (Journal of the Victorian Military Society).