Henry Newcome (British Army officer)
Henry William Newcome | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1875 Hilsea, Hampshire |
| Died | 25 February 1963 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 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 |
Major-General Henry William Newcome CB, CMG, DSO (14 July 1875 – 25 February 1963) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]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, which began in the summer of 1914, with the Royal Field Artillery for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The citation for his DSO appeared in The London Gazette in April 1915 and reads as follows:
For the excellent work performed throughout the campaign, especially on the 10th and 11th March, 1915, during the action at Givenchy, when he directed the fire of his Battery from a ruined house with great skill whilst exposed to very heavy rifle fire. The reports furnished by Major Newcome during the engagement were of the greatest value.[2]
He was the Brigadier-General Royal Artillery in the 21st Division from May 1917 to November 1918.[3][4]
After the war he succeeded Brigadier-General William Basil Browell as Commandant of the Chapperton Down Artillery School in November 1918,[5] became Commander, Royal Artillery at Northern Command in April 1923 and, promoted to major general in March 1927,[6] General Officer Commanding Baluchistan District in India in March 1931.[7] 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.[7]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours[8] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 New Year Honours.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 27282". The London Gazette. 8 February 1901. p. 981.
- ^ "No. 12797". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 April 1915. p. 597.
- ^ Snowden 2001, p. 75.
- ^ Oldfield, Paul (2014). Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: August 1914–April 1915: Mons to Hill 60. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1783030439.
- ^ "No. 31026". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1918. p. 13864.
- ^ "No. 33255". The London Gazette. 8 March 1927. p. 1524.
- ^ a b "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.
Bibliography
[edit]- Snowden, K. L. (2001). British 21st Infantry Division on the Western Front 1914–1918: A Case Study in Tactical Evolution (PDF) (PhD). Department of Modern History School of Historical Studies: Birmingham University. OCLC 690664905. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- 1875 births
- 1963 deaths
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- Military personnel from Portsmouth
- British Army major generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army generals of World War I