Webb Gillman

Sir

Webb Gillman

KCMG DSO
Sir; Webb Gillman; KCMG DSO
	Lieutenant Webb Gillman c.1896
Born	26 October 1870; Galle, Ceylon
Died	20 April 1933 (aged 62); London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1889–1933
Rank	General
Commands held	Eastern Command; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; 17th Indian Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War Siege of Kimberley; Battle of Paardeberg; Battle of Driefontein; First World War Retreat from Mons; First Battle of the Marne; First Battle of the Aisne; Gallipoli Campaign; Mesopotamian campaign; Macedonian front;
Awards	Mentioned in Despatches (11)

First World War

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Personal life

Webb Gillman was born on 26 October 1870 in Galle, Ceylon, the second son of Herbert Webb Gillman CCS and Annie née Mackwood.^[1]

On 8 February 1911 he married Caroline Grace Elizabeth Rube, the daughter of Charles Rube. They had three children: Herbert Charles Rube (1912-1970), who fought in the Second World War, was appointed a

Colonel in the Royal Artillery; Catherine Anne Rube (1913-?) and Susan Elizabeth (1915-1961).^[2]

Military career

Educated at

mentioned in despatches by the officer in command as an "invaluable officer, cool and full of energy".^[5] He was also appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for services during the war.^[6] In May 1902 he received a regular appointment as captain of the 119 Battery of the Field Artillery.^[7] He later spent time in Southern Nigeria in 1902.^[3]

He served in the

British Salonika Force from 1916 to 1917 before becoming commander of 17th Indian Division in August 1917.^[3] He became Chief of General Staff for the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force later on in 1917.^[3]

After the war he became

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Eastern Command in 1931; he died in office in 1933.^[3]

References

^ Burke, Bernard; Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 267.
^ Gillman, Alexander William (1895). Searches into the history of the Gillman or Gilman family : including the various branches in England, Ireland, America and Belgium. London: Elliot Stock. pp. 89–92.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
^ "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. pp. 5879–5886.
^ "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. p. 5887.
^ "No. 27444". The London Gazette. 20 June 1902. p. 4051.
^ Gillman Village

Military offices
Preceded by Geoffrey White	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1920–1924	Succeeded by Ronald Charles
Preceded by Sir Noel Birch	Master-General of the Ordnance 1927–1931	Succeeded by Sir Ronald Charles
Preceded by Sir Robert Whigham	GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1931–1933	Succeeded by Sir Cyril Deverell

[Burke-1] Burke, Bernard; Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 267.

[Gillman-2] Gillman, Alexander William (1895). Searches into the history of the Gillman or Gilman family : including the various branches in England, Ireland, America and Belgium. London: Elliot Stock. pp. 89–92.

[lh-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

[4] Hart´s Army list, 1903

[5] "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. pp. 5879–5886.

[6] "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. p. 5887.

[7] "No. 27444". The London Gazette. 20 June 1902. p. 4051.

[8] Gillman Village

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