| James Cooke-Collis | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1876 |
| Died | April 14, 1941 (aged 64) |
| Place of birth | Castle Cooke, Kilworth, Co. Cork, Ireland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
11th Infantry Brigade 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division Northern Ireland District |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
| Relations | Lt.-Col. William Cooke-Collis |
Major-General Sir (William) James Norman Cooke-Collis KBE CB CMG DSO (7 May 1876 – 14 April 1941) was General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.
Military career[]
Cooke-Collis was born on 7 May 1876 in Castle Cooke, Kilworth, Co. Cork to Lt.-Col. William Cooke-Collis and Catherine Maria Cooke-Collis (née Oliphant) and was educated at Cheltenham College. He was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps transferring to the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1900.[1] He served in the Second Boer War as well as World War I.[2]
After the War he was appointed Military Governor at Batoum in Transcaucasia.[2] He became Commander of 11th Infantry Brigade in 1927 and Commander of 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in 1934.[2] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District in 1935.[2] He was responsible for ensuring that the Royal Ulster Rifles had its depot in Ballymena, its own recruiting ground, rather than in Belfast.[3] He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire in 1937.[4] He retired in 1938[2] and died on 14 April 1941, aged 64.
Family[]
He married Cléonice Gamble, daughter of Major George Francis Gamble on 30 January 1906.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 27168". 23 February 1900. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27168/page/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Graves, Charles. The Royal Ulster Rifles Volume III, Published by the Royal Ulster Rifles Regimental Committee, 1950
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Irish Family Records (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976), page 260
- ↑ The Peerage.com
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