William Hickie


Sir William Hickie

Born(1865-05-21)21 May 1865
Died3 November 1950(1950-11-03) (aged 85)
Dublin, Ireland
Buried
Terryglass, County Tipperary
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1885–1922
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Fusiliers
Commands
ConflictsSecond Boer War

World War I

AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Senator
In office
17 September 1925 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
PartyIndependent

Major-General Sir William Bernard Hickie, KCB, FRGS (21 May 1865 – 3 November 1950) was an Irish-born senior British Army officer and an Irish nationalist politician.

As a British Army officer Hickie saw active service in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902; was Assistant Quartermaster General in the Irish Command from 1912 to 1914, and served in World War I from 1914 to 1918. He commanded a brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commander of the 16th (Irish) Division from 1915 on the Western Front.