| Sir Robert Whigham | |
|---|---|
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File:Robertwhigham.jpg General Sir Robert Whigham | |
| Born | August 5, 1865 |
| Died | 1950 (aged 84 or 85) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
59th Division 62nd Division Light Division British Army of the Rhine 3rd Division Eastern Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham (5 August 1865 – 1950) GCB KCMG DSO is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Military career[]
Educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Robert Whigham was commissioned into the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1885.[1]
He became Adjutant for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1892 and was seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1897 and served in the Nile Expedition of 1898 with the 13th Sudanese Battalion.[1]
He served in the Second Boer War at Army Headquarters in South Africa and was awarded the DSO in 1902.[1] He then became Brigade Major for 2nd Army Corps in November 1902.[1]
He also served in World War I with the British Expeditionary Force.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the War Office in 1915.[1] He became General Officer Commanding 59th Division in June 1918 and GOC 62nd Division in August 1918.[1]
After the War he became General Officer Commanding of the Light Division in the British Army of the Rhine.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in 1919,[2] Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1923[3] and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Eastern Command in 1927.[4] He retired in 1931.[5]
Family[]
In 1899 he married Isabel Adeline Muntz.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Anglo Boer War
- ↑ Army Commands
- ↑ An account of the unveiling of the Royal Air Force Memorial 16 July 1923
- ↑ Flight Global 18 August 1927
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1931
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