Harry Pritchard (British Army officer)
Major-General Harry Lionel Pritchard CB CMG DSO (16 November 1871 – 14 May 1953) was General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.
Harry Pritchard | |
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| Born | 16 November 1871 |
| Died | 14 May 1953 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Malaya Command |
| Battles/wars | Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War Mahdist War World War I |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Pritchard was the son of Colonel Hurlock Pritchard, CSI, of Camberley,[1] and was educated at Charterhouse School.[2] He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1891.[3] He took part in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War in 1895 and was then transferred to the Egyptian Army in 1896 taking part in the Siege of Khartoum the following year.[3] He was awarded the DSO for service in the Sudan.[4]
He served in the Second Boer War in 1899 and then became a Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office in 1904 before becoming Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General in India in 1907.[3]
He served in World War I initially in France and Belgium and then in Egypt before being made Chief Engineer for Middle East Forces in 1916.[3] He was severely wounded in 1917.[5]
After the War he was appointed Chief Engineer at Northern Command in 1921 and then Assistant Director for Fortifications and Works at the War Office in 1923.[3] In 1926 he was appointed Chief Engineer for Eastern Command and in 1929 he became General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.[3] His final appointment was as Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham in 1931; he retired in 1933.[3]
Family
Pritchard married at the parish church, Frimley, on 3 September 1902, Elizabeth Gilbert Furse, daughter of E. Furse, of Alphington, Frimley.[1]
References
- "Marriages". The Times (36866). London. 6 September 1902. p. 1.
- Charterhouse Register 1872-1900
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Spink Medal Newsletter February 2005
- Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria Spink Auction, 28 April 2005
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Casimir van Straubenzee |
GOC Malaya Command 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Sir Louis Oldfield |