Hanway Robert Cumming
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Brigadier-General Hanway Robert Cumming (1867 – 5 March 1921) was an officer in the British Army
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He fought in the Second Boer War
, and in France during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
and appointed an Officer in the French Légion d'honneur
.
During the Irish War of Independence
he was commander of British troops in County Kerry
. He was killed at the Clonbanin Ambush
, possibly the highest-ranking British officer to be killed in that war.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
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He fought in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
, and in France during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
and appointed an Officer in the French Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
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During the Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
he was commander of British troops in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. He was killed at the Clonbanin Ambush
Clonbanin Ambush
The Clonbanin Ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army on 5 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place in the townland of Clonbanin , County Cork....
, possibly the highest-ranking British officer to be killed in that war.