Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew

Arthur Bartholomew
Major General Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew
Born(1878-05-05)5 May 1878
Died29 January 1945(1945-01-29) (aged 66)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1900–1938
RankMajor General
CommandsBritish Troops in China (1935–38)
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Major General Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO, ADC (5 May 1878 – 29 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander of British Troops in China from 1935 to 1938.

Military career

Bartholomew was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant on 26 May 1900[1] and promoted to lieutenant on 19 March 1902.[2]

He was a keen cricketer and played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship.[3]

He became an Adjutant in 1910[4] and then served in the First World War, initially as a Brigade Major[5] and then as a General Staff Officer.[6]

In 1929, he became an instructor at the Senior Officers' School[7] and in 1931 he was made Commander Royal Artillery for 4th Division[8] Then in 1933 he was appointed Inspector of the Royal Artillery.[9]

He became Commander of British Troops in China in 1935.[10] He retired in 1938[11] and became Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[12] He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1942[13] until his death and Aide-de-Camp to King George V.[14]

He lived at The Manor House in Ottery St Mary in Devon.[15]

References

  1. ^ "No. 27196". The London Gazette. 25 May 1900. p. 3335.
  2. ^ "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 6 May 1902. p. 3013.
  3. ^ "Cricket Archive". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 28355". The London Gazette. 8 April 1910. p. 2411.
  5. ^ "No. 28957". The London Gazette. 30 October 1914. p. 8763.
  6. ^ "No. 30359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 October 1917. p. 11255.
  7. ^ "No. 33503". The London Gazette. 4 June 1929. p. 3691.
  8. ^ "No. 33677". The London Gazette. 6 January 1931. p. 146.
  9. ^ "No. 33944". The London Gazette. 30 May 1933. p. 3635.
  10. ^ "No. 34219". The London Gazette. 10 March 1939. p. 7165.
  11. ^ "No. 34581". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1938. p. 8071.
  12. ^ "No. 34606". The London Gazette. 12 November 1935. p. 1637.
  13. ^ "No. 35830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 December 1942. p. 5550.
  14. ^ Major General's patrol pattern tunic
  15. ^ Berkshire Record Office National Archives
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of British Troops in China
1935–1938 		Succeeded by