William Bartholomew

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Sir William Bartholomew
Nickname(s)	Barty
Born	16 March 1877
Died	31 December 1962 (aged 85)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1897 - 1940
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands held	6th Infantry Brigade Northern Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

General Sir William Henry Bartholomew GCB CMG DSO ADC Gen (16 March 1877 – 31 December 1962) was a British General during the Second World War and former Colonel Commandant to the Royal Artillery.

Army career

Educated at Newton College, South Devon and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Bartholomew was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1897.^[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 23 March 1900, and to captain on 22 March 1902.^[2]

He served in World War I initially as a General Staff Officer in 4th Division, and then as a Brigadier-General on the General Staff of 20 Corps from 1917 and on the General Staff of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 1918.^[1]

After the War he commanded 6th Infantry Brigade from 1923 moving on to be Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Office in 1927.^[1] He was appointed Commandant of the Imperial Defence College in 1929 and Director of Military Operations and Intelligence at the War Office in 1931.^[1] He became Chief of the General Staff in India in 1934 and then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command in 1937; he retired in 1940.^[1]

He was made an Aide de Camp General to the King from 1938 to 1940 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1934 to 1937.^[1]

After the Army

In retirement, Bartholomew served as North Eastern Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence between 1940 and 1945.^[1] He lived at Claxton Hall near York.^[3]He donated over £20,000 in 1921 to the Public Dispensary and Hospital, Leeds; later becoming world-renowned St James' Teaching Hospital.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27431. p. 3013. 6 May 1902.
↑ Claxton Hall

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Herbert Richmond	Commandant of the Imperial Defence College 1929–1931	Succeeded by Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
Preceded by Ronald Charles	Director of Military Operations and Intelligence 1931–1934	Succeeded by John Dill
Preceded by Sir Kenneth Wigram	Chief of the General Staff (India) 1934–1937	Succeeded by Sir Ivo Vesey
Preceded by Sir Alexander Wardrop	GOC-in-C Northern Command 1937–1940	Succeeded by Sir Ronald Adam

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