Arthur Holland (British Army officer)

Sir Arthur Holland
1917 portrait by Francis Dodd
Born	13 April 1862
Died	7 December 1927 (aged 65)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 1st Division I Corps
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Edward Aveling Holland, KCB, KCMG, DSO, MVO (13 April 1862 – 7 December 1927) was a British Army officer and Conservative and Unionist politician.

Military career

Born the son of Major-General Butcher, Butcher changed his surname to Holland in 1910.^[1] Holland was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1880.^[2] He served in the Second Boer War and then became Assistant Military Secretary to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta in 1903 before holding a similar role at the War Office from 1910.^[2] In 1912 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.^[2] He also served in World War I becoming Commander Royal Artillery for 8th Division in which capacity he took part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.^[1] In July 1915 he became Commander Royal Artillery for VII Corps and in September 1915 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st Division.^[1] He continued his war service as Commander Royal Artillery for 3rd Army from June 1916 and as General Officer Commanding I Corps from February 1917 before retiring in 1920.^[2]

Member of Parliament

He was Member of Parliament for Northampton from 1924 until his death in 1927.^[2] The consequent by-election for his seat was won by the Labour candidate Cecil Malone.

Family

He married Mary Kate Duval; they had one daughter.^[1]

References

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arthur Holland