Andrew Hamilton Russell Military person

Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB, KCMG (23 February 1868 – 29 November 1960) was a general from New Zealand during the First World War, who rose swiftly to high command during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915–1916 and to prominence as the commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918.

Personal facts

Andrew Hamilton Russell
Birth dateFebruary 23, 1868
Birth place
Napier New Zealand , New Zealand
Date of deathNovember 29, 1960
Place of death
New Zealand

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Military person

allegiance
United Kingdom
New Zealand
award
Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Order of St Michael and St George
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
British Army
New Zealand Army
military command
New Zealand Division
New Zealand and Australian Division
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
service start1887
service end1887

Andrew Hamilton Russell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0029/latest/DLM67152.html?search=ts_act_pardon+great+war&sr=1