| Honorific prefix | Major-General |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 25 December 1870 |
| Birth place | Mussoorie, Bengal, India |
| Death date | 30 March 1943 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1890–1931 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 55th (West Lancashire) Division 13th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| Battles | 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, (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,[1] de Pree was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1890.[2][3] 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,[4] when he was divisional adjutant at Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich.[5] 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.[6] He relinquished his appointment with the Imperial Yeomanry on 5 September 1902,[7] and returned to the Royal Horse Artillery[8] to be stationed at Secunderabad.[9]
De Pree later served in the First World War, being made a General Staff Officer (Grade 1) in January 1915.[2][10]
He was appointed Commander of the 13th Indian Infantry Brigade in 1920, General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division in April 1925, in succession to Major General Sir Cecil Nicholson,[11] and commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1926,[12] before retiring in 1931.[2]
He lived at Beckley in East Sussex where there is a memorial to de Pree at All Saints' Church.[13]
Family
Pree married firstly Diones Thornhill;[13] they had three sons and one daughter. He later married Mary Fisher.[13]
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. 1 August 1890. p. 4224.
- ^ No. 27170. 2 March 1900. p. 1433.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1901
- ^ No. 27441. 10 June 1902. p. 3751.
- ^ No. 27479. 3 October 1902. p. 6276.
- ^ No. 27513. 6 January 1903. p. 107.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1904
- ^ No. 29075. 16 February 1915. p. 1710.
- ^ No. 33036. 7 April 1925. p. 2371.
- ^ 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.
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