Henry Newcome (British Army officer)
Major-General Henry William Newcome CB, CMG, DSO (14 July 1875 – 25 February 1963) was a British Army officer.
Henry William Newcome | |
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Born | 14 July 1875 Hilsea, Hampshire |
Died | 25 February 1963 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Royal School of Artillery Baluchistan District 50th (Northumbrian) Division |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Newcome was commissioned into the Royal Artillery and saw action in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[1] He served on the Western Front in the First World War with the Royal Field Artillery for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[2] He was subsequently Brigadier-General 21st Division from May 1917 to November 1918.[3]
After the war he became the first Commandant of the Royal School of Artillery in April 1920, Commander, Royal Artillery at Northern Command in April 1923 and General Officer Commanding Baluchistan District in India in March 1931.[4] 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.[4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours[5] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 New Year Honours.[6]
References
- "No. 27282". The London Gazette. 8 February 1901. p. 981.
- "No. 12797". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 April 1915. p. 597.
- Oldfield, Paul (2014). Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915: Mons to Hill 60. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1783030439.
- "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.
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Preceded by Sir George Cory |
GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division 1928–1931 |
Succeeded by Richard Pope-Hennessy |