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By 1891 he was Assistant Adjutant-General at the [[Curragh Camp|Curragh]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26167|supp=|startpage=2922|date=30 May 1891|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> He joined the General Staff at [[Malta]] and then transferred to [[Aldershot Command|Aldershot]].<ref name=bio/>
By 1891 he was Assistant Adjutant-General at the [[Curragh Camp|Curragh]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26167|supp=|startpage=2922|date=30 May 1891|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> He joined the General Staff at [[Malta]] and then transferred to [[Aldershot Command|Aldershot]].<ref name=bio/>


He served in the [[Second Boer War]] and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the [[Natal Field Force]] in [[South Africa]]<ref name=bio/> and after the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] he was given command of the 11th infantry brigade in place of General [[Edward Woodgate]] who was killed.<ref>Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XX</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The War – Appointments|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 February 1900 |page_number=12 |issue=36056}}</ref> During the [[Battle of the Tugela Heights]] Wynne was himself slightly injured and his command was given to Colonel [[Walter Kitchener]].<ref>Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XXII</ref> After recovering, he was appointed in command of the [[Cape Colony|Cape Colony District]] until his return to the [[United Kingdom]] in early 1902.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27408|supp=|startpage=1037|date=18 February 1902}}</ref> He was appointed [[Adjutant-General to the Forces|Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces]] on 14 May 1902,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27433|supp=|startpage=3179|date=13 May 1902}}</ref> [[General Officer Commanding]] [[10th (Irish) Division|10th Division]] within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding [[Eastern Command (United Kingdom)|Eastern District]] in 1904 and General Officer Commanding [[6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|6th Division]] in 1905.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> He went on to be [[Military Secretary (United Kingdom)|Military Secretary]] in 1906.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28034|supp=yes|startpage=4430|date=25 June 1907|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
He served in the [[Second Boer War]] and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the [[Natal Field Force]] in [[South Africa]]<ref name=bio/> and after the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] he was given command of the 11th infantry brigade in place of General [[Edward Woodgate]] who was killed.<ref>Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XX</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The War – Appointments|day_of_week=Saturday |date=3 February 1900 |page_number=12 |issue=36056}}</ref> During the [[Battle of the Tugela Heights]] Wynne was himself slightly injured and his command was given to Colonel [[Walter Kitchener]].<ref>Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XXII</ref> After recovering, he was appointed in command of the [[Cape Colony|Cape Colony District]] until his return to the [[United Kingdom]] in early 1902.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27408|supp=|startpage=1037|date=18 February 1902}}</ref> He was appointed [[Adjutant-General to the Forces|Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces]] on 14 May 1902,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27433|supp=|startpage=3179|date=13 May 1902}}</ref> [[General Officer Commanding]] [[10th (Irish) Division|10th Division]] within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding [[Eastern Command (United Kingdom)|Eastern District]] in 1904 and General Officer Commanding [[6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|6th Division]] in 1905.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{wayback|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=20150705211343 |df=y }}</ref> He went on to be [[Military Secretary (United Kingdom)|Military Secretary]] in 1906.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28034|supp=yes|startpage=4430|date=25 June 1907|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>


In retirement he became [[Master of the Jewel Office|Keeper of the Jewel House]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28539|supp=|startpage=7281|date=6 October 1911|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> He lived at Haybergill near [[Warcop]] and served as [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Westmorland|Westmoreland]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=32518|supp=|startpage=9058|date=15 November 1921|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
In retirement he became [[Master of the Jewel Office|Keeper of the Jewel House]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28539|supp=|startpage=7281|date=6 October 1911|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> He lived at Haybergill near [[Warcop]] and served as [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Westmorland|Westmoreland]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=32518|supp=|startpage=9058|date=15 November 1921|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>

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Sir Arthur Wynne
Gen. Sir Arthur Wynne
Born(1846-03-05)5 March 1846
Died6 February 1936(1936-02-06) (aged 89)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1863–1911
RankGeneral
Commands10th Division
6th Division
Battles / warsSecond Anglo-Afghan War
Mahdist War
Second Boer War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Arthur Singleton Wynne GCB (5 March 1846 – 6 February 1936) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Wynne was commissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He became Adjutant of his Regiment in 1868.[2]

In 1877 he became Superintendent of Army Signalling during the Iowaki campaign.[1] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 and was Commander of Field Telegraphs with the Karum Valley Field Force.[1] In 1885 he was decorated for service in Sudan[3] and by 1889 he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters.[4]

By 1891 he was Assistant Adjutant-General at the Curragh.[5] He joined the General Staff at Malta and then transferred to Aldershot.[1]

He served in the Second Boer War and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the Natal Field Force in South Africa[1] and after the Battle of Spion Kop he was given command of the 11th infantry brigade in place of General Edward Woodgate who was killed.[6][7] During the Battle of the Tugela Heights Wynne was himself slightly injured and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener.[8] After recovering, he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to the United Kingdom in early 1902.[9] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces on 14 May 1902,[10] General Officer Commanding 10th Division within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1905.[11] He went on to be Military Secretary in 1906.[12]

In retirement he became Keeper of the Jewel House.[13] He lived at Haybergill near Warcop and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Westmoreland.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Brigadier-General Wynne Thames Star, 1900
  2. ^ "No. 23386". The London Gazette. 2 June 1868.
  3. ^ "No. 25515". The London Gazette. 29 September 1885.
  4. ^ "No. 25946". The London Gazette. 18 June 1889.
  5. ^ "No. 26167". The London Gazette. 30 May 1891.
  6. ^ Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XX
  7. ^ "The War – Appointments". The Times. No. 36056. London. 3 February 1900. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  8. ^ Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XXII
  9. ^ "No. 27408". The London Gazette. 18 February 1902.
  10. ^ "No. 27433". The London Gazette. 13 May 1902.
  11. ^ Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "No. 28034". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 25 June 1907.
  13. ^ "No. 28539". The London Gazette. 6 October 1911.
  14. ^ "No. 32518". The London Gazette. 15 November 1921.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Eastern District and 10th Division
(renamed 6th Division in 1905)
1904–1906 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Military Secretary
1906–1911 		Succeeded by
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