Major-General Robert Arthur Montgomery, CB, CVO (7 September 1848 – 1931) was a British Army officer who commanded Southern District.
Robert Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1848 |
| Died | 1931 (aged 82–83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1868–1915 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | Southern District South Coast Defences Transvaal District |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Military career
editAfter graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Montgomery was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in July 1868.[1][2]
He was Deputy Director-General of the Ordnance from 1897,[3] and was appointed Commander Royal Artillery for Southern District, based in Portsmouth, in November 1902,[4] with the rank of major-general.[5] A year later, he became General Officer Commanding Southern District, also based in Portsmouth.[6] He went on to be General Officer Commanding South Coast Defences in April 1904 and then General Officer Commanding Transvaal District in May 1906 before returning to England in April 1908.[6]
He served briefly in the First World War initially as a General Officer Commanding the 22nd Division of Lord Kitchener's Army at Seaford[1] and then as Director of Recruiting in the autumn of 1915.[6]
He came from Greyabbey, Ireland[7] but lived at Pentrepant, in the parish of Selattyn, near Oswestry in Shropshire.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the June 1902 Coronation Honours list.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "New Director of Recruiting". North Wales Chronicle. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 7868". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 July 1868. p. 897.
- ^ Bodley, John Edward Courtenay (1903). "The Coronation of Edward VII: A Chapter of European and Imperial History". p. 412. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36914. London. 1 November 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7537.
- ^ a b c "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "The House". Grey Abbey House. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
External links
edit- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.