GB 0099 KCLMA Bartholomew - BARTHOLOMEW, Gen Sir William Henry (1877-1962)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Bartholomew Created 1917-1950 Collection (fonds) 1 box or 0.01 cubic metres Bartholomew , Sir , William Henry , 1877-1962 , Knight , General

Born in 1877; educated at Newton College, south Devon and Royal Military Academy,Woolwich; joined Royal Artillery, 1897; graduated Staff College, Quetta, India, 1909-1910;served in World War One, 1914-1918; General Staff Officer, Grade 1, 4 Div, and Brig Gen,General Staff, 20 Corps, 1917-1918; Brig Gen, General Staff, Egyptian Expeditionary Force,1918; commanded 6 Infantry Bde, 1923-1926; Aide de Camp to the King and Maj Gen, 1926;Director of Recruiting and Organisation, War Office, 1927-1928; Commandant, ImperialDefence College, 1929-1931; Director of Military Operations and Intelligence, War Office,1931-1934; Col Commandant, Royal Artillery, 1934-1937; Lt Gen, 1933; Chief of GeneralStaff, India, 1934-1937; Gen, 1937; General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command,1937-1940; Aide de Camp General to the King, 1938-1940; retired, 1940; North EasternRegional Commissioner for Civil Defence, 1940-1945; died 1962.

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1975.

Papers relating to operations of 20 Corps in Palestine, 1917-1918, including third Battle of Gaza; correspondence including with Gen Sir Kenneth Wigram, 1935, and FM Sir Philip Chetwode, 1926-1936, with related papers, 1911-1950; Bartholomew Committee, Jun 1940 including operations in Flanders, organisation and training of troops; Northern Command and civil defence, 1940-1945.

Arranged in sections as above.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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Detailed catalogue available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

Decorations: GCB, CMG, DSO
Jun 1996 Armed forces Bartholomew , Sir , William Henry , 1877-1962 , Knight , General Belgium British Army Chetwode , Philip Walhouse , 1869-1950 , 1st Baron Chetwode of Chetwode , Field Marshal x Chetwode , 1st Baron Civil defence Defence Documents Dunkirk Europe Flanders France Gaza Gaza Strip Indian Army Information sources International conflicts International relations Israel Jerusalem Middle East Military organizations Nonbook materials Organizations Palestine State security War Western Europe Wigram , Sir , Kenneth , 1875-1949 , Knight , General World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events)

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1975.

Papers relating to operations of 20 Corps in Palestine, 1917-1918, including third Battle of Gaza; correspondence including with Gen Sir Kenneth Wigram, 1935, and FM Sir Philip Chetwode, 1926-1936, with related papers, 1911-1950; Bartholomew Committee, Jun 1940 including operations in Flanders, organisation and training of troops; Northern Command and civil defence, 1940-1945.

Arranged in sections as above.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

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English

Detailed catalogue available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

Decorations: GCB, CMG, DSO

Decorations: GCB, CMG, DSO

• English