Arthur Wynne (British Army officer)

General Sir Arthur Singleton Wynne, GCB, DL (5 March 1846 – 6 February 1936) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary.

Sir Arthur Wynne
General Sir Arthur Wynne
Born	(1846-03-05)5 March 1846
Died	6 February 1936(1936-02-06) (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1863–1911
Rank	General
Commands held	6th Division Eastern District 10th Division Cape Colony District 11th Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Mahdist War Second Boer War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class (Ottoman Empire)

Military career

Wynne was commissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He became adjutant of his regiment in 1868.[2]

In 1877 Wynne became Superintendent of Army Signalling during the Iowaki campaign.[1] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 and was Commander of Field Telegraphs with the Karum Valley Field Force.[1] In 1885 he was awarded the Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class from the Khedive of Egypt for service in Sudan,[3] and by 1889 he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters.[4]

By 1891 Wynne was Assistant Adjutant-General at the Curragh.[5] He joined the General Staff at Malta and then transferred to Aldershot.[1]

Wynne served in the Second Boer War and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the Natal Field Force in South Africa,[1] and after the Battle of Spion Kop he was given command of the 11th Infantry Brigade in place of General Edward Woodgate, who had been killed.[6][7] During the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 Wynne was himself slightly injured,[8] and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener.[9] After recovering, he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to the United Kingdom in early 1902.[10] He was mentioned in despatches (including by Lord Kitchener, dated 23 June 1902).[11]

Following his return to the United Kingdom, Wynne was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces on 14 May 1902,[12] General Officer Commanding 10th Division within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1905.[13] He went on to be Military Secretary in 1906.[14]

In retirement Wynne was promoted general and became Keeper of the Jewel House, holding the office from 1911 to 1917.[15] From 1913 to 1927 he also held the colonelcy of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He lived at Haybergill near Warcop and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Westmoreland.[16]

References

1. Brigadier-General Wynne Thames Star, 1900
2. "No. 23386". The London Gazette. 2 June 1868. p. 3124.
3. "No. 25515". The London Gazette. 29 September 1885. p. 4557.
4. "No. 25946". The London Gazette. 18 June 1889. p. 3289.
5. "No. 26167". The London Gazette. 30 May 1891. p. 2922.
6. Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XX
7. "The War – Appointments". The Times (36056). London. 3 February 1900. p. 12.
8. "The War – Casualties". The Times (36075). London. 26 February 1900. p. 10.
9. Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XXII
10. "No. 27408". The London Gazette. 18 February 1902. p. 1037.
11. "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4837.
12. "No. 27433". The London Gazette. 13 May 1902. p. 3179.
13. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
14. "No. 28034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 1907. p. 4430.
15. "No. 28539". The London Gazette. 6 October 1911. p. 7281.
16. "No. 32518". The London Gazette. 15 November 1921. p. 9058.

Military offices
Preceded by Herbert Plumer	GOC Eastern District and 10th Division (renamed 6th Division in 1905) 1904–1906	Succeeded by Theodore Stephenson
Preceded by Sir John Spencer Ewart	Military Secretary 1906–1911	Succeeded by Sir William Franklyn