Arthur Lowry Cole
Arthur Lowry Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1860 |
| Died | 9 May 1915 (aged 54) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 25th Brigade North Nigeria Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Third Anglo-Burmese War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (4) |
| Relations | General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (grandfather) |
Brigadier General Arthur Willoughby George Lowry Cole, CB, DSO (29 November 1860 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer. He was killed in action in 1915, while commanding the 25th Brigade.
In October 1912 he came off of half-pay and succeeded Raymond Reade as brigadier general in charge of administration, for which he received the temporary rank of brigadier general while holding his new appointment.[1]
He was appointed to command the 25th Brigade, with John Dill, a future field marshal, as his brigade major, in October 1914.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 28657". The London Gazette. 25 October 1912. p. 7865.
- ^ "No. 28968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1914. p. 9109.
- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs – General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 55–56.