Leslie Rundle
Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle GCB GCMG GCVO DSO (born January 6, 1856 in Newton Abbot , † November 19, 1934 ) was a British officer.
Rundle joined the British Army in the Royal Artillery in 1876 . As a soldier he took part in the Zulu War in 1879 , in the First Boer War in 1881 and the suppression of the Urabi movement in 1882. He also took part in the Gordon Relief Expedition in 1884/85 . From 1885 he served in the Sudan Frontier Field Force in Sudan . From 1889 serving on the Sudanese border, he was involved in the Nile campaign under Herbert Kitchener . A column led by him reached Gedaref , advancing along the Blue Nile . The city served the Mahdists as a starting point for further conquest of the surrounding areas.
Rundle was appointed Deputy Adjutant General in 1899. The following year he received a divisional command in Aldershot . During the Second Boer War , he led the 8th Division of the South African Field Force from 1900 to 1902. After returning from Africa, he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command in 1905. These regional commands, which emerged from the former corps, formed the basis of the British Expeditionary Force in the event of war. Two years later, in 1909, his appointment was made to the Governor and Commander in Chief (Governor and Commander-in-Chief) of Malta . He stayed there until 1915 and then took over the Eastern Command . In 1916 he retired as a general .
Rundle was married to Eleanor Georgina Campbell. There were no children from the marriage.
The Villa Rundle Garden, a park in the center of Viktora on the island of Gozo, was named after him. The park was designed by Rundle and opened in 1914.
Web links
- Faces and Facts - 27th January 1900 (English)
- Liddell Hart Center for Military Archives (English)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Argus, November 21, 1934 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Fane Grant |
Governor of Malta 1909–1915 |
Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rundle, Leslie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rundle, Henry Macleod Leslie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British officer, governor of Malta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton Abbot |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1934 |