| Hugo de Pree | |
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| Born | (1870-12-25)25 December 1870 Mussoorie, Bengal, India |
| Died | 30 March 1943(1943-03-30) (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1890–1931 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 55th (West Lancashire) Division 13th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | North West Frontier Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
Major General Hugo Douglas de Pree, CB, CMG, DSO (25 December 1870 – 30 March 1943) was a British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Military career
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, de Pree was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant on 25 July 1893, and served on the North West Frontier of India in 1897. Promotion to captain followed on 3 February 1900, when he was divisional adjutant at Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War in South Africa, he volunteered for service with the Imperial Yeomanry. He served originally with the 17th Battalion, but was on 3 May 1902 appointed second-in-command of the 7th Battalion, with the temporary rank of major. He relinquished his appointment with the Imperial Yeomanry on 5 September 1902, and returned to the Royal Horse Artillery to be stationed at Secunderabad.
De Pree later served in the First World War. He was appointed Commander of the 13th Indian Infantry Brigade in 1920, General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division in 1925 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1926, before retiring in 1931.
He lived at Beckley in East Sussex where there is a memorial to de Pree at All Saints' Church.
Family
Pree married firstly Diones Thornhill; they had three sons and one daughter. He later married Mary Fisher.
References
- Haig Family Tree
- ^ "Hugo de Pree". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "No. 26075". The London Gazette. 1 August 1890. p. 4224.
- "No. 27170". The London Gazette. 2 March 1900. p. 1433.
- Hart′s Army list, 1901
- "No. 27441". The London Gazette. 10 June 1902. p. 3751.
- "No. 27479". The London Gazette. 3 October 1902. p. 6276.
- "No. 27513". The London Gazette. 6 January 1903. p. 107.
- Hart′s Army list, 1904
- Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sussex On Line Parish
Bibliography
- Sheffield, Gary (2019). In Haig's Shadow: The Letters of Brigadier-General Hugo De Pree and Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1784383534.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Lothian Nicholson | GOC 55th (West Lancashire) Division 1925–1926 |
Succeeded byBasil Hitchcock |
| Preceded byRonald Charles | Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1926–1930 |
Succeeded byCyril Wagstaff |
- 1870 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Mussoorie
- British Army major generals
- People from Brome, Suffolk
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army generals of World War I
- Commandants of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Eton College
- Royal Artillery officers
- People from Beckley, East Sussex
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Military personnel of British India