Henry O'Donnell
Born10 September 1852
Died31 October 1928 (aged 76)
Service/branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier-General
UnitWest Yorkshire Regiment
Commands held35th Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Brigadier-Generall Henry O'Donnell CMG (10 September 1852 – 31 October 1928) was a British Army officer who commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.

Military career

O'Donnell was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment. He saw action during the First World War, became an authority on military training and wrote significant papers entitled "Catechism on Field Training"[1] and "Lectures to Recruits: The training of the soldier, a lecture to recruits, and Intercommunication and passing orders and messages".[2] He became commander of 106th Brigade on 13 May 1916[3][4] and briefly commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis from 17 September 1916 to 23 September 1916.[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

  1. O'Donnell, Henry (1914). Catechism on Field Training. Gale & Polden.
  2. O'Donnell, Henry (1915). Lectures to Recruits: The training of the soldier, a lecture to recruits, and Intercommunication and passing orders & messages. Gale & Polden.
  3. Davson (2003), p. 114.
  4. "The King Crater Incident and the Courts Martial: November/December 1916". Western Front Association. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. Davson (2003), p. 64.
  6. "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1825.

Sources

  • Davson, H. M. (2003) [1926]. The History of the 35th Division in the Great War (Naval & Military Press ed.). London: Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84342-643-1.
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