Henry O'Donnell (British Army officer)
Henry O'Donnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1852 |
| Died | 31 October 1928 (aged 76) |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | West Yorkshire Regiment |
| Commands | 35th Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Brigadier-General Henry O'Donnell CMG (10 September 1852 – 31 October 1928) was a British Army officer who commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.
Military career
[edit]O'Donnell was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment on 10 May 1882.[1]
He saw action during the First World War, became an authority on military training and wrote significant papers entitled "Catechism on Field Training"[2] and "Lectures to Recruits: The training of the soldier, a lecture to recruits, and Intercommunication and passing orders and messages".[3] He became commander of 106th Brigade on 13 May 1916[4][5] and briefly commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis from 17 September 1916 to 23 September 1916.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 25105". The London Gazette. 9 May 1882. p. 2158.
- ^ O'Donnell, Henry (1914). Catechism on Field Training. Gale & Polden.
- ^ O'Donnell, Henry (1915). Lectures to Recruits: The training of the soldier, a lecture to recruits, and Intercommunication and passing orders & messages. Gale & Polden.
- ^ Davson (2003), p. 114.
- ^ "The King Crater Incident and the Courts Martial: November/December 1916". Western Front Association. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Davson (2003), p. 64.
- ^ "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1825.
Sources
[edit]- Davson, H. M. (2003) [1926]. The History of the 35th Division in the Great War (Naval & Military Press ed.). London: Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84342-643-1.