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General Sir Arthur Singleton Wynne, GCB (5 March 1846 – 6 February 1936) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary. ==Military career== Wynne was commissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1863.〔(Brigadier-General Wynne ) Thames Star, 1900〕 He became Adjutant of his Regiment in 1868. In 1877 he became Superintendent of Army Signalling during the Iowaki campaign.〔 He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 and was Commander of Field Telegraphs with the Karum Valley Field Force.〔 In 1885 he was decorated for service in Sudan and by 1889 he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters. By 1891 he was Assistant Adjutant-General at the Curragh. He joined the General Staff at Malta and then transferred to Aldershot.〔 He served in the Second Boer War and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the Natal Field Force in South Africa〔 and after the Battle of Spion Kop he was given command of the 11th infantry brigade in place of General Edward Woodgate who was killed.〔Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XX〕 During the Battle of the Tugela Heights Wynne was himself slightly injured and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener.〔Churchill, W.S. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1900, ch. XXII〕 After recovering, he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to the United Kingdom in early 1902. He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces on 14 May 1902, transferred to become General Officer Commanding 10th Division in 1904 and 6th Division in 1905〔(Army Commands )〕 and Military Secretary in 1906. In retirement he became Keeper of the Jewel House. He lived at Haybergill near Warcop and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Westmoreland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Wynne (British Army officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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