Cecil Park (British Army officer)

Cecil William Park
Cecil William Park
Born	19 June 1885
Died	29 March 1913
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Bn the Devonshire Regiment; Nasirabad Brigade; East Lancashire Division
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War; Second Boer War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Cecil William Park CB (19 June 1885 – 29 March 1913) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Haileybury, Park was commissioned into the British Army in 1875.[1] After seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the Devonshire Regiment and was deployed to South Africa in 1899 during the Second Boer War.[1] His battalion's charge on the boers on Waggon Hill on 6 January 1900 during the Relief of Ladysmith was described as "the crowning episode of the day".[2][3]

He became assistant adjutant-general for South Eastern District in 1902, deputy adjutant-general in India in July 1903 and commandant of the Nasirabad Brigade in January 1906.[4] His last post was as General Officer Commanding East Lancashire Division in October 1910 before his death in command of his division on 29 March 1913.[5]

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References

"Park, Major-General Cecil William". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
Macdonald 1900, p. 175
Spiers, p. 82
"Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
"Funeral of Major-General Cecil Park". Stockport County Borough Express. 10 April 1912. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

Sources

Macdonald, Donald (1900). How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith. Ward, Lock and Co.
Spiers, Edward (2010). Letters from Ladysmith: Eyewitness Accounts from the South African War. Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1848325944.

Military offices
Preceded by William Fry	GOC East Lancashire Division 1910–1913	Succeeded by William Douglas

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[ibd-1] "Park, Major-General Cecil William". Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[2] Macdonald 1900, p. 175

[3] Spiers, p. 82

[4] "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[5] "Funeral of Major-General Cecil Park". Stockport County Borough Express. 10 April 1912. Retrieved 28 May 2020.