Cecil Park (British Army officer)
Cecil William Park | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1856 |
| Died | 29 March 1913 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 1st Bn the Devonshire Regiment Nasirabad Brigade East Lancashire Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Cecil William Park CB (19 June 1856– 29 March 1913) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Educated at Haileybury, Park was commissioned into the British Army in 1875.[1] After seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879, he became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the Devonshire Regiment and was deployed to South Africa in 1899 during the Second Boer War.[1] His battalion's charge on the boers on Waggon Hill on 6 January 1900 during the Relief of Ladysmith was described as "the crowning episode of the day".[2][3]
He became assistant adjutant-general for South Eastern District in 1902, deputy adjutant-general in India in July 1903 and commandant of the Nasirabad Brigade in January 1906.[4] In June he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1906 Birthday Honours.[5] He was promoted to major general in October 1907.[6]
His last post was as General Officer Commanding East Lancashire Division in October 1910 before his death in command of his division on 29 March 1913.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rao, C. Hayavadana, ed. (1915). . . Vol. 17.1. Madras: Pillar & Co. pp. 318–319.
- ^ Macdonald 1900, p. 175
- ^ Spiers, p. 82
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 27926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1906. p. 4460.
- ^ "No. 28067". The London Gazette. 8 October 1907. p. 6746.
- ^ "Funeral of Major-General Cecil Park". Stockport County Borough Express. 10 April 1912. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Macdonald, Donald (1900). How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith. Ward, Lock and Co.
- Spiers, Edward (2010). Letters from Ladysmith: Eyewitness Accounts from the South African War. Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1848325944.