Henry Newcome (British Army officer)
Henry William Newcome | |
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| Born | 14 July 1875 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Newcome was commissioned into the
First World War with the Royal Field Artillery for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] He was the Brigadier-General Royal Artillery in the 21st Division from May 1917 to November 1918.[3][4]
After the war he succeeded Brigadier-General William Basil Browell as Commandant of the
Baluchistan District in India in March 1931.[6] He went on to be Major-General, Royal Artillery for the Indian Army in February 1933 and then General Officer Commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Division from April 1928 until he retired in February 1931.[6]
He was appointed a
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 New Year Honours.[8]
References
- ^ "No. 27282". The London Gazette. 8 February 1901. p. 981.
- ^ "No. 12797". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 April 1915. p. 597.
- ^ Snowden 2001, p. 75.
- ISBN 978-1783030439.
- ^ "No. 31026". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1918. p. 13864.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 13422". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 March 1919. p. 1277.
- ^ "No. 32782". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1923. p. 3.
Bibliography
- Snowden, K. L. (2001). British 21st Infantry Division on the Western Front 1914–1918: A Case Study in Tactical Evolution (PDF) (PhD). Department of Modern History School of Historical Studies: Birmingham University. OCLC 690664905. Retrieved 30 May 2021.