Harry Pritchard

Harry Pritchard
Born 16 November 1871
Died 14 May 1953
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Commands held Malaya Command
Battles/wars Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
Mahdist War
World War I
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Harry Lionel Pritchard, CB, CMG, DSO (16 November 1871 – 14 May 1953) was General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.

Military career

Pritchard was the son of Colonel Hurlock Pritchard, CSI, of Camberley,[1] and was educated at Charterhouse School.[2] He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1891.[3] He took part in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War in 1895 and was then transferred to the Egyptian Army in 1896 taking part in the Siege of Khartoum the following year.[3] He was awarded the DSO for service in the Sudan.[4]

He served in the Second Boer War in 1899 and then became a Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office in 1904 before becoming Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General in India in 1907.[3]

He served in World War I initially in France and Belgium and then in Egypt before being made Chief Engineer for Middle East Forces in 1916.[3] He was severely wounded in 1917.[5]

After the War he was appointed Chief Engineer at Northern Command in 1921 and then Assistant Director for Fortifications and Works at the War Office in 1923.[3] In 1926 he was appointed Chief Engineer for Eastern Command and in 1929 he became General Officer Commanding Malaya Command.[3] His final appointment was as Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham in 1931; he retired in 1933.[3]

Family

Pritchard married at the parish church, Frimley, on 3 September 1902, Elizabeth Gilbert Furse, daughter of E. Furse, of Alphington, Frimley.[1]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Marriages". The Times (36866). London. 6 September 1902. p. 1.
  2. ↑ Charterhouse Register 1872-1900
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  4. ↑ Spink Medal Newsletter February 2005
  5. ↑ Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria Spink Auction, 28 April 2005
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Casimir van Straubenzee		 GOC Malaya Command
1929–1931		 Succeeded by
Sir Louis Oldfield
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