Henry Sclater
| Sir Henry Sclater | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 1923 (aged 67 or 68) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Southern Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
Henry Sclater was commissioned the Royal Artillery in 1875.[1]
He was a General Staff Officer and later Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at the Headquarters for the Nile expedition between 1884 and 1885.[1] He served in the Egyptian Frontier Field Force from 1885 to 1886 and was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General in Cairo from 1885 to 1890.[1]
He served in the Second Boer War as Assistant Adjutant General, Royal Artillery and Colonel on the General Staff of the Royal Artillery.[1]
He was Director of Artillery at the War Office from 1903 to 1904 when he became Quartermaster General for India.[1] In 1908 he was appointed Commander of Quetta Division in India.[1]
He served in World War I as Adjutant-General to the Forces and a Member of Army Council from 1914 to 1916: in this capacity he was responsible for the expansion of the Army in 1914.[2] He then served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Command from 1916 to 1919.[1] He retired in 1922.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Kitchener's army: the raising of the new armies, 1914-16 By Peter Simkins, Page 37 Manchester University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-7190-2637-9
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Spencer Ewart |
Adjutant General 1914–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Nevil Macready |
| Preceded by Sir William Campbell |
GOC-in-C Southern Command 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by Sir George Harper |