Henry Kelham
Henry Kelham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 4 October 1931 (aged 77–78) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3rd Bn Highland Light Infantry Lowland Division |
Conflicts | Anglo–Egyptian War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General Henry Robert Kelham CB (1853 – 4 October 1931) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Kelham was commissioned into the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot as a lieutenant on 28 May 1873.[1][2] He was promoted to captain on 7 January 1882, and fought at the Battle of Tell El Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo–Egyptian War.[3] Promoted to major on 31 January 1890, he served with the 1st battalion in the occupation of Crete in 1898.[4]
Kelham was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 4 November 1899,[5] and appointed in command of the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, which was sent to South Africa to reinforce British troops during the Second Boer War. For his service in the war, he was mentioned in dispatches, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[6] The battalion stayed in South Africa throughout the war, which ended on 31 May 1902, when they were reassigned to Egypt. Kelham was in command of 700 officers and men when they left Durban for Egypt on the SS Plassy in January 1903.[7]
Promoted to colonel in November 1903,[8] he went on to become the first general officer commanding (GOC) of the Lowland Division, part of the newly created Territorial Force (TF), on 1 April 1908.[9]
He relinquished this command and was placed on half-pay[10] and retiring from the army in March 1910.[11] He was promoted to the honorary rank of brigadier general in February 1912.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "No. 24236". The London Gazette. 13 August 1875. p. 4073.
- ↑ "Obituary: Henry Robert Kelham". Ibis. Society of Ornithologists. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1932.tb07617.x.
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. "Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour". Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ↑ "No. 27132". The London Gazette. 3 November 1899. p. 6603.
- ↑ "Mentions in despatches - Army". Anglo-Boer War. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence - Troops returning Home". The Times. No. 36984. London. 22 January 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ "No. 27614". The London Gazette. 10 November 1903. p. 6856.
- ↑ "No. 28126". The London Gazette. 7 April 1908. p. 2672.
- ↑ "No. 28352". The London Gazette. 29 March 1910. p. 2211.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "No. 28579". The London Gazette. 9 February 1912. p. 976.