Arthur Wynne (British Army officer)

Wynne was commissioned into the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He became adjutant of his regiment in 1868.[2]

In 1877 Wynne became Superintendent of Army Signalling during the Iowaki campaign.[1] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1878 and was Commander of Field Telegraphs with the Karum Valley Field Force.[1] In 1885 he was awarded the Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class from the Khedive of Egypt for service in Sudan,[3] and by 1889 he was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters.[4]

By 1891 Wynne was Assistant Adjutant-General at the Curragh.[5] He joined the General Staff at Malta and then transferred to Aldershot.[1]

Wynne served in the Second Boer War and was made Deputy Adjutant-General for the Natal Field Force in South Africa,[1] and after the Battle of Spion Kop he was given command of the 11th Infantry Brigade in place of General Edward Woodgate, who had been killed.[6][7] During the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 Wynne was himself slightly injured,[8] and his command was given to Colonel Walter Kitchener.[9] After recovering, he was appointed in command of the Cape Colony District until his return to the United Kingdom in early 1902.[10] He was mentioned in despatches (including by Lord Kitchener, dated 23 June 1902).[11]

Following his return to the United Kingdom, Wynne was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces on 14 May 1902,[12] General Officer Commanding 10th Division within IV Army Corps and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1905.[13] He went on to be Military Secretary in 1906.[14]

In retirement Wynne was promoted general and became Keeper of the Jewel House, holding the office from 1911 to 1917.[15] From 1913 to 1927 he also held the colonelcy of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He lived at Haybergill near Warcop and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Westmoreland.[16]