Hubert Isacke

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Hubert Isacke
Born28 October 1872
Honiton, Devon
Died12 February 1943
Overton, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands heldGarhwal Brigade
17th Indian Infantry Brigade
Kohat District
56th (London) Infantry Division
Battles/warsSiege of Malakand
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Star of India

Major-General Hubert Isacke CB, CMG, CSI (28 October 1872 – 12 February 1943) was a British Army officer.

Military career[]

Educated at The King's School, Canterbury and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Isacke was commissioned into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on 14 December 1892, and promoted to lieutenant on 8 August 1894.[1][2] He was wounded during the Siege of Malakand in 1897.[3] Serving in the 2nd Battalion of his regiment, he was in early 1900 posted to South Africa for service in the Second Boer War.[1] Together with 1030 officers and men of the battalion, he left Southampton on the SS Bavarian in March 1900,[4] and on arriving in South Africa was part of the 17th Brigade, 8th Division. The battalion stayed there until after the end of the war in 1902, and then was posted to Ceylon.[5]

He landed in France with the British Expeditionary Force and then became Director of Staff Duties and Training at Army Headquarters, India in July 1916 during the First World War.[1] After the war he became commander of Garhwal Brigade in India in January 1920, Commander of the 17th Indian Infantry Brigade in India in September 1920 and General Officer Commanding Kohat District in India in December 1925.[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 56th (London) Infantry Division in June 1927 before retiring in June 1931.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hubert Isacke". Archives Hub. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1900
  3. ^ "Isacke Diaries, 1897 (Part 5): Isacke, H". King's College, London. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times (36092). London. 17 March 1900. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
Military offices
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1927–1931 		Succeeded by
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