Percy Hambro Explained

Sir Percy Hambro
Birth Date:10 December 1870
Birth Place:Andover, Hampshire
Death Date:25 November 1931
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:46th (North Midland) Division
Battles:Second Boer War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Sir Percival Otway Hambro (10 December 1870 – 25 November 1931) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Eton College,[1] Hambro was commissioned into the 4th Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) before transferring to the 15th The King's Hussars on 18 June 1892. After serving in the Second Boer War, he saw action as Quarter-Master General for the 3rd Division on the Western Front during First World War[2] for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. After the war he took charge of logistics in Baghdad.[3] [4] He became Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in November 1925 and General Officer Commanding the 46th (North Midland) Division in May 1927 before retiring in May 1931.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British generalship on the Western Front in the First World War, 1914-1918. 49. Robbins. Simon Nicholas. King's College, London. 2001. 13 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Royal Visits to the Western Front. 13 July 1917. Imperial War Museum. 13 June 2020.
  3. Book: Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East 1919-1920. 41. University of Chicago . 2010. 978-1885923707.
  4. Web site: Oil: Mesopotamia & Persia. Qatar National Library. 13 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Army Commands. 13 June 2020.