Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Edward McNamara KCB, CMG, DSO (1877–1949) was a British Army officer.
Arthur McNamara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877 |
| Died | 1949 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 19th Indian Infantry Brigade Small Arms School 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
editMcNamara was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) as a second lieutenant on 20 February 1897,[1] and promoted to lieutenant on 29 September 1898.[2] He served as a signaling officer in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), and after the end of this war returned to a regular commission with his regiment in November 1902, with the 2nd battalion station in the Orange River Colony.[3] He was listed on the SS Nubia which left Cape Town for Southampton in December 1902,[4] and was promoted to a captain on 22 January 1903.
He saw action in the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)[5] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).[6] Towards the end of the war he commanded 99th Brigade.[7]
McNamara became Commander of the 19th Indian Infantry Brigade in India in December 1923 and, after becoming Commandant of the Small Arms School in October 1926,[8] he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1928 Birthday Honours.[9] After that he became brigadier on the general staff at Eastern Command in February 1929 and, after being promoted to major general in March 1931,[10] was General Officer Commanding 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in May 1933 and Director of Military Training in October 1933.[8] He was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1938 New Year Honours[11] before retiring in August 1938.[12]
References
edit- ^ "No. 26824". The London Gazette. 19 February 1897. p. 989.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1902
- ^ "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7535.
- ^ "Troops returning from South Africa". The Times. No. 36970. London. 6 January 1903. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 29760". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 1916. p. 9269.
- ^ "No. 30716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6453.
- ^ Ward, Fred W. (1920). The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919. Sidgwick and Jackson. pp. 77–81.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 33390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1928. p. 3845.
- ^ "No. 33695". The London Gazette. 3 March 1931. p. 1451.
- ^ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1938. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 34542". The London Gazette. 16 August 1938. p. 5289.