William_Julius_Gascoigne
William Julius Gascoigne
British Army general
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.
Major-General Sir William Gascoigne | |
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| Born | (1844-05-29)29 May 1844 London, England |
| Died | 9 September 1926(1926-09-09) (aged 82) Boscombe, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  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 |
| Spouse(s) |
Helen Smith (m. 1875) |
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William Julius Gascoigne was born in London on 29 May 1844.[1] He was commissioned into the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1863.[2] He was appointed Adjutant in 1867,[3] served in Egypt in 1882 and in Sudan in 1885.[4]
In 1895 he was promoted to major-general[4] and appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada.[5] In 1898 he was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.[6]
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 November 1900 in recognition of services during the Boxer Rebellion in China.[7]
He died in Boscombe on 9 September 1926.[8]
Gascoigne Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong is named after him.[9]
In 1875, he married Helen Smith, daughter of Martin T. Smith, and widow of Hon. Arthur F. Egerton.[4]
- Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1898). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography. Toronto: William Briggs. p. 368. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Google Books.
- "No. 22722". The London Gazette. 31 March 1863. p. 1822.
- "No. 23336". The London Gazette. 24 December 1867. p. 7009.
- Who's Who. Vol. 58. A & C Black. 1906. p. 646. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Google Books.
- "No. 27038". The London Gazette. 2 January 1899. p. 2.
- "No. 27025". The London Gazette. 22 November 1898. p. 6938.
- "No. 27337". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 July 1901. p. 4915.
- "Major-General Sir William Gascoigne". Gloucestershire Echo. 15 September 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wordie, Jason (2007). Streets: Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9789622098138. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Google Books.
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada 1895-1898 |
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| Preceded by | Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong 1898–1903 |
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