Arthur Pole Penton
British Army officer
About Arthur Pole Penton
Lived 1854 – 1920 (aged 65).
Major-General Arthur Pole Penton (6 October 185428 August 1920) was a British officer in the Royal Artillery, and Commandant of the New Zealand Defence Forces from 1897 to 1901.
Military career Penton was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 9 January 1873. He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878 and was mentioned in dispatches. Promotion to captain came on 7 July 1882, and to major on 1 October 1889. during which he received the substantive promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 15 December 1898. He received a brevet promotion to colonel on 15 December 1902, and later advanced to major-general. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 13th (North Canterbury) Regiment in 1911.
He was also Member of the Executive Council of Malta from 1909 until his death in 1920.
He was made CVO in 1909, CB in 1910, and CMG in 1917.
Family His daughter Beryl Katherine married Sir Robert Lock.
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Who was Arthur Pole Penton?
British Army officer
When was Arthur Pole Penton born?
Arthur Pole Penton was born on 6 October 1854.
When did Arthur Pole Penton die?
Arthur Pole Penton died on 28 August 1920.
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