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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 .
Military career
Commissioned 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 ,[ 6] [ 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;[ 7] [ 8] During the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 Wynne was slightly injured,[ 9] and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener .[ 10] He returned to duty the following month.[ 11] After recovering, he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to Great Britain in early 1902.[ 12] He was mentioned in despatches (including by Lord Kitchener , dated 23 June 1902).[ 13]
Following his return to Great Britain, Wynne was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces on 14 May 1902,[ 14] 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.[ 15] He went on to be Military Secretary in 1906.[ 16]
In retirement Wynne was promoted General and appointed Keeper of the Jewel House , holding the office from 1911 to 1917.[ 17] 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 .[ 18]
Family
A 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 ,[ 19] and his mother was Anne Warren, daughter of Admiral Sir Samuel Warren .[ 20]
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 :[ 20]
Owen Wynne (1887–1974), OBE , Colonel RE ;
Graeme Wynne (1889–1964), OBE , Major KOYLI ;
Arthur Wynne (1893–1964), AFC , Captain RAF .
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