John Nation
John James Henry Nation | |
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_being_inspected_by_senior_officers_at_their_post_in_Whitehall,_London,_21_June_1940._H1896.jpg) John Nation inspecting Home Guard troops in 1940 | |
| Born | 12 May 1874 |
| Died | 11 May 1946 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | CVO, DSO |
| Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | George Muff |
| Succeeded by | George Muff |
Brigadier-General John James Henry Nation, CVO, DSO (5 December 1874 – 5 November 1946)[1] was a British Army officer who became a Conservative Party politician.
Career[edit]
Nation was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 1 April 1895, and promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1898. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. He was first posted in the Orange Free State, including engagements at Vet River and Zand River; later in the Transvaal, where he was present at actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria, including the battles of Diamond Hill (June 1900) and Belfast (August 1900); and eventually in Cape Colony, south of the Orange River.[2] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he left Cape Town for England on the SS Moravian in August 1902.[3] He was stationed in Buncrana in 1903.[2]
Nation served in the First World War and at the headquarter of Marshal Foch 1918–19. From 1927 to 1931 he was Military attaché Rome.[4] He was elected at the 1931 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull East, defeating the sitting Labour MP George Muff. At the 1935 general election, Nation lost the seat to Muff, and never stood for election to the House of Commons again.[5]
General Nation worked as a war correspondent with the BEF. In 1940 he became Zone Commander of the Home Guard (United Kingdom) until 1942.[4]
Family[edit]
He was married to Olive Elizabeth, widow of Capt Walter Rubens.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "h" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 10.
- ^ a b c Sarah E Parker:"Grace & Favour A handbook of who lived where in Hampton Court Palace 1750 to 1950" Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 2005, Historic Royal Palaces, ISBN 1 873993 50 1
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 156. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links[edit]
- 1874 births
- 1946 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1931–1935
- British Army generals of World War I
- Royal Engineers officers
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- British Home Guard officers
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War