Henry William Newcome | |
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Born | Hilsea, Hampshire | 14 July 1875
Died | 25 February 1963 | (aged 87)
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 |
Major-General Henry William Newcome CB, CMG, DSO (14 July 1875 – 25 February 1963) was a British Army officer.
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 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 General Officer Commanding Baluchistan District in India in March 1931. [6] 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. [6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours [7] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 New Year Honours. [8]
Henry William Newcome | |
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Born | Hilsea, Hampshire | 14 July 1875
Died | 25 February 1963 | (aged 87)
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 |
Major-General Henry William Newcome CB, CMG, DSO (14 July 1875 – 25 February 1963) was a British Army officer.
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 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 General Officer Commanding Baluchistan District in India in March 1931. [6] 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. [6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours [7] and Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1923 New Year Honours. [8]