Bryan Mahon
| Sir Bryan Mahon | |
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 Bryan Mahon |
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| Born | 2 April 1862 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 29 September 1930 (aged 68) Dublin, Ireland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 10th (Irish) Division Western Frontier Force Commander-in-Chief, Ireland |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon KCB, KCVO, PC, DSO (2 April 1862 – 29 September 1930) was an Irish born general of the British Army and Senator of the Irish Free State.
Military career [edit]
Mahon was born at Belleville, County Galway. He became a lieutenant in the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars in 1883.
During the Second Boer War Colonel Mahon led a flying column, 2,000 strong and consisting mainly of South African volunteers, from Kimberley which came to the Relief of Mafeking. The town, which had been under siege for seven months by Boer forces, was facing starvation. Mahon was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) for his services during the operations.[1]
During the First World War he commanded the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade and the 10th (Irish) Division during the Gallipoli campaign where, after the Landing at Cape Helles, at least 3,411 casualties were suffered.[2] In September 1915 he moved with the Division to be head of the British Expeditionary Force in Serbia at the onset of the Mesopotamian campaign. In 1916 General Mahon took up command of the Western Frontier Force in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.[3]
He was then appointed as the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1916 in the lead up to the Anglo-Irish war.
After his retirement he was elected as a privy council member of the short-lived Senate of Southern Ireland.[4] He was appointed to Seanad Éireann by the President of the Executive Council, William T. Cosgrave, in 1922 and 1925. He was elected to the Seanad in 1928, and served until his death in 1930.[5]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Photograph of Mahon
- The Relief of Mafeking by Filson Young at Project Gutenberg, by Filson Young at The Project Gutenberg
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| Preceded by New Post |
General Officer Commanding the 10th (Irish) Division 1914–1915 |
Succeeded by John Longley |
| Preceded by John Maxwell |
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1916–1918 |
Succeeded by Frederick Shaw |
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- 1862 births
- 1930 deaths
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars officers
- Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
- Irish officers in the British Army
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army World War I generals
- Irish generals
- Irish people of World War I
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Members of the 1922 Seanad
- Members of the 1925 Seanad
- Members of the 1928 Seanad
- People from County Galway
- Members of the Senate of Southern Ireland
