Francis Plowden (British Army officer)
Major-General Francis Hugh Plowden CB (15 August 1851 – 24 August 1911) was a British Army officer.
Francis Plowden | |
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| Born | 15 August 1851 |
| Died | 24 August 1911 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Northumbrian Division |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Plowden was commissioned into the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot on 5 October 1872.[1] He commanded 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in skirmishes with Pathans on the North West Frontier of India in 1897[2] for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[3] During the Second Boer War (1899–1902) he held several temporary appointments in India while the actual holder was with the forces in South Africa. He was an Assistant Adjutant-General in Mhow from March 1900,[4] and held the command of the second class district of Belgaum, Madras Command, from August 1900 (in the absence of Colonel Sir Reginald Hart and then of Hector MacDonald).[5]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1904 Birthday Honours.[6] He then became General Officer Commanding the Northumbrian Division in March 1910[7] before his death in August 1911.[8]
References
- The India Office and Burma Office List. 1877.
- Simner, Mark (2016). Pathan Rising: Jihad on the North West Frontier of India 1897-1898. Fontill Media. ISBN 978-1781555408.
- "No. 26954". The London Gazette. 5 April 1898. p. 2183.
- "No. 27498". The London Gazette. 25 November 1902. p. 7942.
- "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7537.
- "No. 27688". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 June 1904. p. 4008.
- "No. 28354". The London Gazette. 5 April 1910. p. 2331.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Baden-Powell |
Northumbrian Division 1910–1911 |
Succeeded by Frederick Hammersley |