John Shea (Indian Army officer)
Sir John Shea | |
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St John's, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| Died | 1 May 1966 (aged 97) Fulham, London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1888–1932 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 151st Brigade 30th Division 60th Division 3rd (Indian) Division Central Provinces District Eastern Command, India |
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First World War, he held senior commands on the Western Front and the Middle Eastern theatre
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Military career
(March 19, 1918).
Educated at
Shea served in the First World War, initially as a General Staff Officer first with the
Battle of Jerusalem in December 1917 and at the First Battle of Amman in March 1918.[7]
On 9 December 1917 he received the keys of the city of Jerusalem, an act symbolising its surrender by the mayor Hussein al-Husayni, after many other generals refused to take this responsibility.[8]
After the War he became a Corps Commander in Palestine in 1918, General Officer Commanding 3rd (Indian) Division in 1919 and General Officer Commanding Central Provinces District in India in 1921.[3] He went on to be Adjutant-General, India in 1924 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, India in 1928 before retiring in 1932.[3]
In retirement, he served as the Commissioner for London Boy Scouts from 1936 to 1948.[9]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Gen. Sir John Shea – Indian Army and the Scouts". The Times. 2 May 1966. p. 12.
- ^ Anglo-Boer War
- ^ a b c d e f g Sir John Stuart Mackenzie Shea Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b Hart's Army list, 1903
- ^ Desert Column
- ^ "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6907.
- ^ Baker, Chris. "British Divisions of 1914–1918". The Long Long Trail.
- ^ Jacobson, Abigail. From Empire To Empire. Syracuse University Press. p. 130.
- ^ Nevill, Percy Bantock (1966). Scouting in London, 1908-1965. London Scout Council. p. 202.