Arthur Holland (British Army officer)

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Sir Arthur Holland

KCB KCMG DSO MVO
Lieut-general Sir Arthur Edward Aveling Holland, Cb, Mvo, Dso Art.IWMART1809.jpg
1917 portrait by Francis Dodd
Born13 April 1862
Died7 December 1927 (aged 65)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1880–1920
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich
1st Division
I Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight 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

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.

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d Obituary: General Sir Arthur Holland MP Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 8 December 1927
  2. ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ "Greenwich Cemetery". London Gardens Online. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 1st Infantry Division
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