Whigham was born on 5 August 1865, the son of David Dundas Whigham and Ellen Murray (née Campbell).[1] His father was a lawyer and a cricket player.[2] His sister was Sybil Whigham who was a successful tennis player;[1] another brother was the golfer and journalist H. J. Whigham.[3] Their sister Molly Whigham also played golf.[4]
During the Second Boer War he served from 1899 as aide-de-camp to Major-General Hector MacDonald, in command of the Highland brigade, and was promoted to major on 1 August 1900. He was later at Army Headquarters in South Africa, and for his service was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the South Africa Honours list published on 26 June 1902.[6][5] Following the end of the war, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902,[7] and then became brigade major for 2nd Army Corps on 1 November 1902.[8]
^Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN1-847347-39-8, pp. 17, 41
^Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 4: The Army Council, GHQs, Armies, and Corps 1914–1918, London: HM Stationery Office, 1944/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN1-847347-43-6, p. 2.
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General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham GCB KCMG DSO 5 August 1865 23 June 1950 was a Scottish British Army officer who served as Adjutant General to the Forces SirRobert WhighamGeneral Sir Robert Whigham by Philip Alexius de LaszloBorn 1865 08 05 5 August 1865Ayr Ayrshire ScotlandDied23 June 1950 1950 06 23 aged 84 Fife ScotlandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1883 1931RankGeneralCommands heldEastern Command3rd DivisionLight Division British Army of the Rhine62nd 2nd West Riding Division59th 2nd North Midland DivisionBattles warsMahdist War Battle of AtbaraSecond Boer War Battle of Paardeberg Battle of Poplar Grove Battle of Driefontein Battle of WitpoortFirst World WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeDistinguished Service OrderMentioned in Despatches 4 Legion of Honour France Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Family 4 ReferencesEarly life editWhigham was born on 5 August 1865 the son of David Dundas Whigham and Ellen Murray nee Campbell 1 His father was a lawyer and a cricket player 2 His sister was Sybil Whigham who was a successful tennis player 1 another brother was the golfer and journalist H J Whigham 3 Their sister Molly Whigham also played golf 4 Military career editEducated at Fettes College in Edinburgh and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst Whigham was commissioned into the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a lieutenant on 9 May 1885 5 He was promoted to captain on 3 March 1892 when he became adjutant for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1897 where he served in the Nile Expedition of 1898 with the 12th Sudanese Battalion 5 During the Second Boer War he served from 1899 as aide de camp to Major General Hector MacDonald in command of the Highland brigade and was promoted to major on 1 August 1900 He was later at Army Headquarters in South Africa and for his service was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the South Africa Honours list published on 26 June 1902 6 5 Following the end of the war he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902 7 and then became brigade major for 2nd Army Corps on 1 November 1902 8 Whigham served in the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force 5 He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the War Office in 1915 5 He became General Officer Commanding GOC 59th 2nd North Midland Division in June 1918 and GOC 62nd 2nd West Riding Division in August 5 9 10 After the war Whigham became GOC of the Light Division in the British Army of the Rhine 5 He was appointed GOC 3rd Division in 1919 11 Adjutant General to the Forces in 1923 12 and GOC in Chief for Eastern Command in 1927 13 He retired in 1931 14 Family editIn 1899 Whigham married Isabel Adeline Muntz 5 References edit a b Death of Capt Nicholson R N at Sidmouth Western Times 12 February 1932 England Players David Whigham ESPNcricinfo Success of Younger Element in Women s Golf Championship Outing October 1900 97 Golf The Ladies Championship Leeds Mercury May 17 1900 6 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f g h Anglo Boer War No 27448 The London Gazette Supplement 26 June 1902 pp 4191 4192 The War Return of Troops The Times No 36842 London 9 August 1902 p 11 No 27496 The London Gazette 18 November 1902 p 7339 Maj A F Becke History of the Great War Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2b The 2nd Line Territorial Force Divisions 57th 69th with the Home Service Divisions 71st 73rd and 74th and 75th Divisions London HM Stationery Office 1937 Uckfield Naval amp Military Press 2007 ISBN 1 847347 39 8 pp 17 41 Maj A F Becke History of the Great War Order of Battle of Divisions Part 4 The Army Council GHQs Armies and Corps 1914 1918 London HM Stationery Office 1944 Uckfield Naval amp Military Press 2007 ISBN 1 847347 43 6 p 2 Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine An account of the unveiling of the Royal Air Force Memorial 16 July 1923 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Flight Global 18 August 1927 Whitaker s Almanack 1931 Military officesPreceded bySir Launcelot Kiggell Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff1915 1918 Succeeded bySir Charles HaringtonPreceded byCecil Romer GOC 59th 2nd North Midland DivisionJune 1918 Succeeded byNevill SmythPreceded byWalter Braithwaite GOC 62nd 2nd West Riding Division1918 1919 Post disbandedPreceded byCyril Deverell GOC 3rd Division1919 1922 Succeeded byWilliam HenekerPreceded bySir Philip Chetwode Adjutant General1923 1927 Succeeded bySir Walter BraithwaitePreceded bySir Walter Braithwaite GOC in C Eastern Command1927 1931 Succeeded bySir Webb Gillman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Whigham amp oldid 1209321095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
