Henry Sclater
| Sir Henry Crichton Sclater | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1855 |
| Died | 26 September 1923 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Southern Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Edith Sclater |
General Sir Henry Crichton Sclater, GCB, GBE (5 November 1855 – 26 September 1923) was a British Army General during World War I.
Henry Crichton Sclater, the third son of James Henry Sclater and Louisa Catherine Fowler, was born on 5 November 1855. After being educated at Cheltenham, he went to the Royal Military Academy and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in 1875.
Sclater was a General Staff Officer and later Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at the Headquarters for the Nile expedition between 1884-85. He was promoted to Major on 15 June 1885, served in the Egyptian Frontier Field Force from 1885–86 and was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General in Cairo from 1885-90. Following his return to the United Kingdom, he was Brigade major of Royal Artillery, until in late 1899 he was reassigned following the outbreak of the Second Boer War.
He served as Assistant Adjutant General, Royal Artillery and Colonel on the General Staff of the Royal Artillery in South Africa (mentioned in despatches dated 31 March 1900). Following the end of the war, Lord Kitchener (Commander-in-Chief in South Africa) wrote in a despatch dated June 1902 how Sclater "possesses an unusual combination of ability and common sense. I consider him to be a Staff officer of exceptional value, to whom all ranks of the Royal Artillery in South Africa owe much." In recognition of services during the war, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the South Africa honours list published on 26 June 1902.
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