Arthur McNamara

Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Edward McNamara KCB, CMG, DSO (1877–1949) was a British Army officer.

Arthur McNamara
Born1877
Died1949
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held19th Indian Infantry Brigade
Small Arms School
42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

McNamara was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) on 20 February 1897.[1] He saw action in the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order[2] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3] Towards the end of the war he commanded 99th Brigade.[4]

McNamara became Commander of the 19th Indian Infantry Brigade in India in December 1923 and, after becoming Commandant of the Small Arms School in October 1926,[5] he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1928 Birthday Honours.[6] After that he became brigadier on the general staff at Eastern Command in February 1929, General Officer Commanding 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in May 1933 and Director of Military Training in October 1933.[5] He was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1938 New Year Honours[7] before retiring in August 1938.[8]

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References
  1. "No. 26824". The London Gazette. 19 February 1897. p. 989.
  2. "No. 29760". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 1916. p. 9269.
  3. "No. 30716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6453.
  4. Ward, Fred W. (1920). The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919. Sidgwick and Jackson. p. 77-81.
  5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "No. 33390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1928. p. 3845.
  7. "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1938. p. 3.
  8. "No. 34542". The London Gazette. 16 August 1938. p. 5289.
Military offices
Preceded by
William Beach		 GOC 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
May 1933 – October 1933		 Succeeded by
Hugh Elles
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