He married Emily Mary Turner (1862–1959), daughter of Charles Turner, of Warcop House, Westmorland, on 8 September 1886. General Sir Arthur and Lady Wynne had three sons, all of whom saw service in the British Army:[18]
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General Sir Arthur Singleton Wynne GCB DL 5 March 1846 6 February 1936 was a senior British Army officer from the Anglo Irish gentry who served as Military Secretary SirArthur WynneGeneral Sir Arthur WynneBorn 1846 03 05 5 March 1846Died6 February 1936 1936 02 06 aged 89 AllegianceBritish EmpireService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1863 1911RankGeneralCommands held6th DivisionEastern District10th DivisionCape Colony District11th Infantry BrigadeBattles warsSecond Anglo Afghan WarMahdist WarSecond Boer WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathMentioned in DespatchesOrder of the Medjidie 3rd ClassGCB insignia Contents 1 Military career 2 Family 3 See also 4 ReferencesMilitary career editCommissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1863 1 Wynne became Adjutant of his regiment in 1868 2 In 1877 Wynne became Superintendent of Army Signalling during the Jowaki campaign 1 He served in the Second Anglo Afghan War from 1878 and was Commander of Field Telegraphs with the Karum Valley Field Force 1 In 1885 he was awarded the Order of the Medjidie 3rd Class by the Khedive of Egypt for service in Sudan 3 and by 1889 he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters 4 By 1891 Wynne was Assistant Adjutant General at the Curragh 5 He then joined the General Staff at Malta before transferring to Aldershot 1 Wynne served in the Second Boer War and was appointed Deputy Adjutant General for the Natal Field Force in South Africa 1 and after the Battle of Spion Kop he was given command of the 11th Infantry Brigade in place of General Sir Edward Woodgate who died from wounds sustained in action 6 7 During the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 Wynne was slightly injured 8 and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener 9 After recovering he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to Great Britain in early 1902 10 He was mentioned in despatches including by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902 11 Following his return to Great Britain Wynne was appointed Deputy Adjutant General to the Forces on 14 May 1902 12 General Officer Commanding 10th Division within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1905 13 He went on to be Military Secretary in 1906 14 In retirement Wynne was promoted General and appointed Keeper of the Jewel House holding the office from 1911 to 1917 15 From 1913 to 1927 he also held the colonelcy of the King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry He lived at Haybergill near Warcop in Cumberland and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Westmoreland 16 Family editA descendant of the Welsh Wynne family from Merioneth via Lieutenant General Owen Wynne 1665 1737 he was a great grandson of the Rt Hon Owen Wynne MP 1723 1789 of Hazelwood House County Sligo His father was John Wynne 1799 1884 of Wynnstay House Roebuck County Dublin 17 and his mother was Anne Warren daughter of Admiral Sir Samuel Warren 18 He married Emily Mary Turner 1862 1959 daughter of Charles Turner of Warcop House Westmorland on 8 September 1886 General Sir Arthur and Lady Wynne had three sons all of whom saw service in the British Army 18 Owen Wynne 1887 1974 OBE Colonel RE Graeme Wynne 1889 1964 OBE Major KOYLI Arthur Wynne 1893 1964 AFC Captain RAF See also editBurke s Landed Gentry of Ireland Tower of LondonReferences edit a b c d e Brigadier General Wynne Thames Star 1900 No 23386 The London Gazette 2 June 1868 p 3124 No 25515 The London Gazette 29 September 1885 p 4557 No 25946 The London Gazette 18 June 1889 p 3289 No 26167 The London Gazette 30 May 1891 p 2922 Churchill W S London to Ladysmith via Pretoria London Longmans Green amp Co 1900 ch XX The War Appointments The Times No 36056 London 3 February 1900 p 12 The War Casualties The Times No 36075 London 26 February 1900 p 10 Churchill W S London to Ladysmith via Pretoria London Longmans Green amp Co 1900 ch XXII No 27408 The London Gazette 18 February 1902 p 1037 No 27459 The London Gazette 29 July 1902 pp 4835 4837 No 27433 The London Gazette 13 May 1902 p 3179 Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine No 28034 The London Gazette Supplement 25 June 1907 p 4430 No 28539 The London Gazette 6 October 1911 p 7281 No 32518 The London Gazette 15 November 1921 p 9058 www landedestates ie a b Burkes Irish Family Records London Burkes Peerage 1976 pp 1227 1228 Military officesPreceded bySir Herbert Plumer GOC Eastern District and 10th Division renamed 6th Division in 1905 1904 1906 Succeeded byTheodore StephensonPreceded bySir John Spencer Ewart Military Secretary1906 1911 Succeeded bySir William FranklynHonorary titlesPreceded byFrederick Deshon Colonel of the King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry1913 1927 Succeeded bySir Charles Deedes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Wynne British Army officer amp oldid 1194890274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
