William Bartholomew

General Sir William Henry Bartholomew GCB CMG DSO ADC (General) (16 March 1877–31 December 1962) was a British General during the Second World War and former Colonel Commandant to the Royal Artillery.

Army career

Commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 23 March 1897 as a Second Lieutenant, Bartholomew rose through the ranks to become Lieutenant General on 13 February 1933. He was appointed to the rank of General on 19 February 1937 during his time as Chief of the General Staff in India. His final post in the British Army before retirement on 8 June 1940 was as General Officer Commanding, Central Northern Command.

After the Army

In retirement, Bartholomew served as North Eastern Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence between 1940 and 1945. He had served as Aide-de-camp General to the King between 26 April 1938 and 8 June 1940 and Colonel Commandant to the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1934.

ee also

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tyles and Honours

* Mr William Bartholomew (1877–1917)
* Mr William Bartholomew CMG DSO (1917–1919)
* Mr William Bartholomew CB CMG DSO (1919–1934)
* Sir William Bartholomew KCB CMG DSO (1934–1937)
* Sir William Bartholomew GCB CMG DSO (1937–1962)