Arthur Marindin
Arthur Marindin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1868 |
| Died | 28 June 1947 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1891–1919 |
Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Black Watch |
| Commands | 35th Division |
Conflicts | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Arthur Henry Marindin, CB, DSO (18 August 1868 – 28 June 1947) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 35th Division.
Military career
After attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Marindin was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) on 7 November 1891,[1][2] and was promoted to lieutenant on 16 February 1896.[3]
He served in South Africa during the early part of the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1900, as a special service officer. First employed in Base Commandant′s Office, he was then on Transport duty, then served as Staff Officer (graded Staff Captain from 29 April 1900)[4] to Rest Camp, Bloemfontein, and subsequently to the Officer Commanding troops at Bloemfontein and Southern lines of communication. He was promoted to captain while in South Africa, on 21 October 1900.[5][6]
Following the end of the war and his return to Britain, Marindin was in January 1903 seconded from his regiment and appointed as an nstructor at the Staff College, Camberley.[7][8] On 14 November 1905 he succeeded Lieutenant Colonel Edward Perceval as a deputy assistant quartermaster general (DAQMG) at the War Office.[9]
He was promoted to major on 24 May 1910.[10]
He saw action during the First World War. He was appointed acting general officer commanding (GOC) of the 35th Division on a temporary basis on 27 March 1918: that division was involved in a series of fighting withdrawals since being committed to battle on 25 March near Cléry-sur-Somme, some 13 miles (21 km) east of Dernancourt. He was confirmed in that post on a substantive basis on 7 April.[11]
Marindin went on to command 3rd Highland Brigade as part of British Army of the Rhine in March 1919.[12]
He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1918 New Year Honours[13] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[14]
In January 1932 he was made honorary colonel of the 6th/7th Battalion, Black Watch, a Territorial Force (TF) unit.[15]
References
- ↑ "Army List". 1938.
- ↑ "No. 26220". The London Gazette. 6 November 1891. p. 5780.
- ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ↑ "No. 27240". The London Gazette. 23 October 1900. p. 6480.
- ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1904
- ↑ "No. 27285". The London Gazette. 15 February 1901. p. 1153.
- ↑ "No. 27526". The London Gazette. 20 February 1903. p. 1132.
- ↑ "No. 27523". The London Gazette. 10 February 1903. p. 848.
- ↑ "No. 27858". The London Gazette. 28 November 1905. p. 8537.
- ↑ "No. 28382". The London Gazette. 7 June 1910. p. 3996.
- ↑ Davson (2003), p. 212.
- ↑ Davson (2003), pp. 294–296.
- ↑ "No. 13186". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 January 1918. p. 29.
- ↑ "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1824.
- ↑ "No. 33788". The London Gazette. 8 January 1932. p. 198.
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.