William Julius Gascoigne
| Sir William Gascoigne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1844 |
| Died | 9 September 1926 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George |
Major-General Sir William Julius Gascoigne KCMG (29 May 1844 – 9 September 1926) was a British Army officer and served as General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada from 1895 to 1898.
Military career
Gascoigne was commissioned into the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1863.[1] He was appointed Adjutant in 1867,[2] served in Egypt in 1882 and in Sudan in 1885[3]
In 1895 he was promoted to Major-general[3] and appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada[4] and in 1898 he was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.[5]
Gascoigne was also the last Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong (serving from 1898 to 1902), but the role was ceremonial and in lapsed use since the 1870s.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1899, and knighted as a Knight Commander (KCMG) of the same order in Nov 1900 in recognition of services during the Boxer Rebellion in China.[6]
Gascoigne Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong is named after him.[7]
Family
In 1875 he married Helen Smith, daughter of Martin T. Smith, and widow of Hon. Arthur F. Egerton.[3][8]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22722. p. 1822. 31 March 1863. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23336. p. 7009. 24 December 1867. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008, GASCOIGNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir William Julius Gascoigne’; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27038. p. 2. 2 January 1899. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27025. p. 6938. 22 November 1898. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27337. p. 4915. 24 July 1901.
- ↑ Wordie, Jason (2007). Streets: Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9789622098138.
- ↑ "Maj.-Gen. Sir William Julius Gascoigne". The Peerage. 19 February 2009.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord Treowen |
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada 1895-1898 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Hutton |
| Preceded by Sir Wilsone Black |
Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong 1898–1903 |
Succeeded by Villiers Hatton |