Nathaniel Barnardiston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1858 Sudbury, Suffolk, England [1] |
| Died | 18 August 1919 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 39th Division |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major General Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston CB, MVO (29 November 1858 – 18 August 1919) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Barnardiston was commissioned into the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in 1878. After seeing active service in the Second Boer War, he became military attaché to Brussels, The Hague and the Scandinavian Courts in 1902, Assistant Commandant at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1906 and assistant director of Military Training in 1910. [2] He saw action in the First World War during the Siege of Tsingtao in autumn 1914, [3] before becoming General Officer Commanding 39th Division in August 1915. He went on to be Chief of the British Military Mission to Portugal, for which he was appointed a Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ, [4] before his death in August 1919. [2]
References
- ^ "Nathaniel Barnardiston". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Barnardiston, Nathaniel Walter". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Willmott, H.P. (2003). First World War (1st ed.). Dorling Kindersley. p. 91. ISBN 978-1405300292.
- ^ "No. 13511". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 October 1919. p. 3369.
Nathaniel Barnardiston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1858 Sudbury, Suffolk, England [1] |
| Died | 18 August 1919 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 39th Division |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major General Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston CB, MVO (29 November 1858 – 18 August 1919) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Barnardiston was commissioned into the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in 1878. After seeing active service in the Second Boer War, he became military attaché to Brussels, The Hague and the Scandinavian Courts in 1902, Assistant Commandant at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1906 and assistant director of Military Training in 1910. [2] He saw action in the First World War during the Siege of Tsingtao in autumn 1914, [3] before becoming General Officer Commanding 39th Division in August 1915. He went on to be Chief of the British Military Mission to Portugal, for which he was appointed a Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ, [4] before his death in August 1919. [2]
References
- ^ "Nathaniel Barnardiston". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Barnardiston, Nathaniel Walter". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Willmott, H.P. (2003). First World War (1st ed.). Dorling Kindersley. p. 91. ISBN 978-1405300292.
- ^ "No. 13511". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 October 1919. p. 3369.