Arthur Holland (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Edward Aveling Holland KCB KCMG DSO MVO (13 April 1862 – 7 December 1927) was a British Army officer and Conservative and Unionist politician.
Sir Arthur Holland | |
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 1917 portrait by Francis Dodd | |
| Born | 13 April 1862 |
| Died | 7 December 1927 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1880–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 1st Division I Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Military career
Born the son of Major-General Butcher, Butcher changed his surname to Holland in 1910.[1] Holland was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1880.[2] He served in the Second Boer War and then became Assistant Military Secretary to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta in 1903 before holding a similar role at the War Office from 1910.[2] In 1912 he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[2] He also served in World War I becoming Commander Royal Artillery for 8th Division in which capacity he took part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[1] In July 1915 he became Commander Royal Artillery for VII Corps and in September 1915 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st Division.[1] He continued his war service as Commander Royal Artillery for 3rd Army from June 1916 and as General Officer Commanding I Corps from February 1917 before retiring in 1920.[2]
Member of Parliament
He was Member of Parliament for Northampton from 1924 until his death in 1927.[2] The consequent by-election for his seat was won by the Labour candidate Cecil Malone.
Family
Arthur Holland married Mary Kate Duval; they had one daughter.[1] He died in 1927 and was interred in Greenwich Cemetery.[3]
References
- Obituary: General Sir Arthur Holland MP The Times, 8 December 1927
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- "Greenwich Cemetery". London Gardens Online. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arthur Holland
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Henry Jelf |
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1912–1914 |
Succeeded by William Cleeve |
| Preceded by Richard Haking |
General Officer Commanding the 1st Infantry Division 1915–1916 |
Succeeded by Peter Strickland |
| Preceded by Hubert Gough |
GOC I Corps February 1917 – November 1918 |
Succeeded by Post Disbanded |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Margaret Bondfield |
Member of Parliament for Northampton 1924–1927 |
Succeeded by Cecil Malone |