Henry Jackson (British Army officer)
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Sir Henry Jackson
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| Born | 12 August 1879 |
| Died | 19 October 1972 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | World War I |
| Commands held | 50th (Northumbrian) Division 5th Infantry Brigade 2nd Division Western Command |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Henry Cholmondeley Jackson KCB CMG DSO (12 August 1879 - 19 October 1972) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1930s.
Military career
Jackson was commissioned into the 1st Bedfordshire Regiment in 1899.[1] He then became Adjutant at the Mounted Infantry School at Longmoor in 1908.[1] He served in World War I and by the end of the War had become General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Division.[2]
After the War he became Commander of 5th Infantry Brigade from 1919[2] and then Commandant at the Machine Gun School at Netheravon from 1924 before moving on to become Director of Military Training at Army Headquarters in India in 1926.[1] He was appointed Commander 2nd Division in 1931 and then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Western Command in 1936; he retired in 1939.[1]
He lived at Piddletrenthide near Dorchester in Dorset.[3]
Family
In 1919 he married Dorothy Nina Seymour.[3]
References
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by Archibald Wavell |
| Preceded by | GOC-in-C Western Command 1936–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Haining |
