Sir William Bernard Hickie (21 May 1865 – 3 November 1950) was an Irish born Major General of the British Army and an Irish nationalist politician.
His titles included C.B., awarded in 1912 and K.C.B. awarded 1918. As a member of the British Army he served in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902; A.Q.M.G., in the Irish Command from 1912 to 1914 and in World War I from 1914 to 1918. He commanded a Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was Commander of the 16th (Irish) Division from 1915 on the Western Front.
Read more about William Bernard Hickie: Family Origins, Military Career, Irish Command, Great War, Distinguished Service, Civil Engagement
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