Henry MacCall (British Army officer)

Major-General Henry Blackwood MacCall CB (15 August 1845 – 22 July 1921) was a senior British Army officer.

Henry MacCall
Born	15 August 1845 Paris, France
Died	22 July 1921(1921-07-22) (aged 75) Southsea, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 41st Regimental District 59th (2nd North Midland) Division
Battles/wars	Isazai Expedition Chitral Expedition Siege of Malakand First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

MacCall was commissioned into the 60th Regiment of Foot on 16 February 1864.[1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the King's Royal Rifle Corps with the Isazai Expedition in 1892, the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and the Siege of Malakand in 1897.[2] He went on to be commander of the 41st Regimental District in Cardiff in 1897, Deputy Adjutant General in India in February 1899 and commander of a 2nd Class District in India in 1901.[3]

He retired in August 1902 but was recalled to serve as General Officer Commanding 59th (2nd North Midland) Division on Home Service from January 1915 to November 1915.[4]

References

1. "No. 22820". The London Gazette. 16 February 1864. p. 724.
2. Army List. 3. 31 December 1919. p. 1030.
3. "Major-General H. B. MacCall, King's Royal Rifle Corps". DNW. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
4. Becke, Maj A.F. History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8, pp. 17-23

Military offices
New title	GOC 59th (2nd North Midland) Division January 1915 – November 1915	Succeeded by Raymond Reade