Henry Sclater
| Sir Henry Sclater | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1855 |
| Died | 26 September 1923 (aged 67) |
| 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 |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Edith Sclater |
General Sir Henry Crichton Sclater GCB, GBE (5 November 1855 – 26 September 1923) was a British Army General during World War I.
Military career
Henry Sclater, the third son of James Henry Sclater and Louisa Catherine Fowler, was born on 5 November 1855.[1] After being educated at Cheltenham, he went to the Royal Military Academy and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in 1875.[2]
Sclater was a General Staff Officer and later Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at the Headquarters for the Nile expedition between 1884 and 1885.[2] He served in the Egyptian Frontier Field Force from 1885 to 1886 and was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General in Cairo from 1885-90. He served in the Second Boer War as Assistant Adjutant General, Royal Artillery and Colonel on the General Staff of the Royal Artillery (mentioned in despatches dated 31 March 1900).[3] He was Director of Artillery at the War Office from 1903-04 when he became Quartermaster General for India. In 1908 he was appointed Commander of Quetta Division in India.[2]
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.[4] He served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Southern Command from 1916-19, and retired in 1922.[2]
Sclater died on 26 September 1923, and was survived by his wife, Dame Edith Sclater.[1][5]
Family
On 12 June 1884 Sclater married Edith Barttelot.[1][5] They had no children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "General Sir H. C. Sclater". The Times (London, England). 27 September 1923. p. 13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, kcl.ac.uk; accessed 28 March 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27282. p. 845. 8 February 1901.
- ↑ Kitchener's army: the raising of the new armies, 1914-16 by Peter Simkins, p. 37, Manchester University Press, 1988; ISBN 978-0-7190-2637-9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henry Crichton Sclater The Peerage.com
| 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 |