Herbert Belfield
Sir Herbert Belfield | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Herbert Eversley Belfield |
| Born | 25 September 1857 Mentioned in Despatches |
KBE, DSO (25 September 1857 – 19 April 1934) was a British Army officer who commanded the 4th Division from 1907 to 1911.[1]
Military career
Belfield was born in
colonel on 18 December 1899.[4]
With the outbreak of the
mentioned in despatches on 23 June 1902 by Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in South Africa during the latter part of the war,[7] and returned home in the SS Kinfauns Castle leaving Cape Town in early August 1902, after the war had ended.[8] For his service in the early part of the war he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the April 1901 South Africa Honours list (the award was dated to 29 November 1900;[9] he only received the actual decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902).[10] He was further awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in the October 1902 South Africa Honours list.[11]
Belfield was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General for
General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1907[14] before retiring in 1914.[5] He was also Colonel of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from 1909 to 1914.[5]
In retirement Belfield became Director of
Family
In 1882, he married Emily Mary Binney, eldest daughter of Rev. Hibbert Binney, the Bishop of Nova Scotia; she died a year later. In 1888, he married Evelyn Mary Taylor; they had two daughters.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lieut.–General Sir H. E. Belfield". The Times. 20 April 1934. p. 9.
- ^ a b Anglo-Boer War
- ^ "No. 24299". The London Gazette. 25 February 1876. p. 886.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 27432". The London Gazette. 9 May 1902. p. 3092.
- ^ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4837.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36846. London. 14 August 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2696.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6897.
- ^ "No. 27505". The London Gazette. 19 December 1902. p. 8759.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36948. London. 11 December 1902. p. 10.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity'
- ^ Belfield chair from York Minster chapel found in attic of stoneyard York Press, 17 February 2011