Henry O'Donnell (British Army officer)
Henry O'Donnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1852 |
| Died | 31 October 1928 (aged 76) |
| Branch | 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
O'Donnell was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment on 10 May 1882.[1]
In February 1908 he succeeded Herbert Watts as commanding officer of a battalion of the West Yorks, for which he was raised to the rank of lieutenant colonel.[2]
He saw action during the First World War, became an authority on military training and wrote significant papers entitled "Catechism on Field Training"[3] and "Lectures to Recruits: The training of the soldier, a lecture to recruits, and Intercommunication and passing orders and messages".[4] Promoted in June 1915 to temporary brigadier general,[5] he became commander of the 106th Infantry Brigade on 13 May 1916[6][7] and briefly commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis from 17 September 1916 to 23 September 1916.[8] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[9]
References
- ^ "No. 25105". The London Gazette. 9 May 1882. p. 2158.
- ^ "No. 28113". The London Gazette. 25 February 1908. p. 1318.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 29210". The London Gazette. 29 June 1915. p. 6272.
- ^ 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
- 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.