Robert Scallon
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Irvin Scallon GCB KCIE DSO (3 April 1857 – 1 May 1939) was a British officer in the Indian Army.[1]
Sir Robert Scallon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 April 1857 Long Ditton, Surrey, England |
| Died | 1 May 1939 (aged 82) Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 23rd Bombay Rifles 3rd Indian Brigade British troops in Aden Bangalore Brigade Burma Division 8th (Lucknow) Division Northern Army, India Southern Army, India |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Burma Campaign Tirah Campaign World War I |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Scallon was commissioned into the British Army in 1876 and joined the 72nd Highlanders in 1877.[2] He transferred to the Bombay Staff Corps in 1877 and took part in the Battle of Kandahar in 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.[2] He became adjutant of the 23rd Bombay Light Infantry in 1881 and took part in the Burma Campaign in 1886.[2] He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Poona in 1891, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Bombay in 1895 and Inspector General of the Imperial Service Troops in 1897.[2]
Scallon took part in the Tirah Campaign in 1897 and became Commanding Officer of the 23rd Bombay Rifles in 1898.[2] He commanded the Zhob Section of Blockading Force for the Mahsud Waziri expedition in 1900.[2] He was promoted to Lieutenant-colonel on 12 February 1902,[3] and went on to command troops in the Zhob District during disturbances in 1902 and to command troops during operations in the Aden Hinterland in 1903.[2] He was appointed Commander of 3rd Indian Brigade in India in 1904, General Officer Commanding Aden in 1905 and Commander of the Bangalore Brigade in 1906.[2]
Scallon became Adjutant-General, India in 1908, Secretary to Government of India, Army Department in 1909 and General Officer Commanding Burma Division in 1911 before becoming General Officer Commanding 8th (Lucknow) Division in 1913.[2] He served in World War I as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Army in India in 1914 and then as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army in 1915 before retiring in 1919.[2]
In retirement Scallon worked in high positions in the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross.[4]
References
- "Obituary: General Sir Robert Scallon". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 May 1939. p. 16.
- Sir Robert Irvin Scallon Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- "No. 27428". The London Gazette. 25 April 1902. p. 2794.
- Medal Circular, December 2000, London
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alfred Martin |
Adjutant-General, India 1908–1909 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Barrett |
| Preceded by Sir James Willcocks |
GOC-in-C, Northern Army, India 1914 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Sir John Nixon |
| Preceded by Sir John Nixon |
GOC-in-C, Southern Army, India 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Anderson |