Frederick Walshe
Frederick William Henry Walshe | |
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 Walshe's grave in Westham, Weymouth. | |
| Born | 26 July 1872 |
| Died | 15 January 1931 Weymouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1892 - 1928 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery |
| Battles / wars | First World War, Russian Civil War |
| Awards | CB, CMG, DSO |
Brigadier General Frederick William Henry Walshe CB CMG DSO (1872–1931) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War.
Biography
[edit]Born on 26 July 1872, Frederick Walshe was educated at Bedford School and at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He received his first commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1892, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery in 1897, to the rank of captain in 1899, and to the rank of major in 1909. He served during the First World War, between 1914 and 1918, during the Gallipoli Campaign, in Egypt and in France. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1919, serving with Lieutenant General Anton Deniken and General Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel during the Russian Civil War, between 1919 and 1920. He was Aide-de-camp to King George V, between 1920 and 1928, served in Turkey and Mesopotamia, in 1921, and in India, between 1924 and 1928.[1]
Brigadier General Frederick Walshe was invested as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917, as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919, and as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1928.[2][3][4] He retired from the British Army in 1928 and died in Weymouth, Dorset, on 15 January 1931, aged 58.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
- ^ "Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 13033. 1 January 1917. p. 27. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 13453. 5 June 1919. p. 1825. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 33343. 2 January 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 16 October 1931, p. 14
- 1872 births
- 1931 deaths
- People educated at Bedford School
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army personnel of the Russian Civil War
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- British Army brigadiers
- Royal Artillery officers