Herbert Cokayne Frith
Herbert Cokayne Frith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1882 – 1918 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General Herbert Cokayne Frith, CB (12 July 1861 – 1942) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as General Officer Commanding 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division during the First World War.
Military career
[edit]Frith was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry on 28 January 1882.[2]
He served with the Egyptian Army at the Battle of Ginnis in December 1885 and at the Battle of Toski in August 1889 during the Mahdist War. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry in November 1909.[3]
In June 1913 he was promoted to colonel,[4] and in May 1914 he was given command of the Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade,[5] a Territorial Force (TF) formation which formed part of the East Lancashire Division.[6]
On 5 August 1914, a day after the British entry into World War I, he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general.[7] He was to remain in command of his brigade, which later became the 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade in 1915, and which he would command for over three years, leading the brigade throughout the Gallipoli campaign. He briefly served as acting general officer commanding (GOC) of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division from 29 December 1915 to 21 January 1916 in Egypt and again from 2 March 1917 to 10 March 1917 in France.[8][1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) for his services in Egypt on 3 June 1916.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Watkins, Charles (2023). Lost Endeavour: A survivor's account of the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign. Little Gully Publishing. ISBN 978-0645927610.
- ^ "No. 25065". The London Gazette. 27 January 1882. p. 318.
- ^ "Herbert Cokayne Frith". British Empire. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 28778". The London Gazette. 2 December 1913. p. 8893.
- ^ "No. 28838". The London Gazette. 9 June 1914. p. 4538.
- ^ Baker, Chris (2010). "The 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division". The British Army in the Great War.
- ^ "No. 28875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1914. p. 6581.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. p. 5555.