Henry MacCall
British Army officer
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Major-General Henry Blackwood MacCall CB (15 August 1845 – 22 July 1921) was a senior British Army officer.
Henry MacCall | |
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| Born | 15 August 1845 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 July 1921 (aged 75) Southsea, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 41st Regimental District 59th (2nd North Midland) Division |
| Conflicts | Isazai Expedition Chitral Expedition Siege of Malakand First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
MacCall was commissioned into the 60th Regiment of Foot on 16 February 1864.[1] He served as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the King's Royal Rifle Corps with the Isazai Expedition in 1892, the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and the Siege of Malakand in 1897.[2] He went on to be commander of the 41st Regimental District in Cardiff in 1897, then transferred to British India as Deputy Adjutant General in India in February 1899. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War saw several senior officers posted to South Africa in late 1899, MacCall was appointed temporary in command of the Peshawar district as its commander received another posting on 4 January 1900.[3] He transferred to the Bangalore command in early August 1900,[4] and received a substantive appointment as commander of a 2nd Class District in India in 1901.[5]
He retired in August 1902 but was recalled to serve as General Officer Commanding 59th (2nd North Midland) Division on Home Service from January 1915 to November 1915.[6]
