Malcolm Orme Little

Brigadier-General
Malcolm Orme Little
CB CBE
Born (1857-11-29)29 November 1857
Paddington, Middlesex, England
Died 1 February 1931(1931-02-01) (aged 73)
Allegiance British Crown
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1877–1917
Rank Brigadier-General
Unit 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
Commands held 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
3rd Cavalry Brigade
2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
Battles/wars Second Boer War
World War I
Spouse(s) Iris Hermoine Brassey
Relations General Sir Archibald Little, KCB

Brigadier-General Malcolm Orme Little, CB, CBE (29 November 1857 – 1 February 1931) was a cavalry officer in the British Army and champion polo player. He commanded a cavalry brigade in the Second Boer War and a yeomanry brigade in the First World War.

Early life

Malcolm Orme Little was born on 29 November 1857[1] at Sussex Square, Hyde Park Gardens, Paddington, Middlesex, England, to General Sir Archibald Little, KCB and his wife Jane (née Orme).[2]

Military career

He obtained his first commission as an infantry second-lieutenant in the Royal North Gloucester Militia[lower-alpha 1] on 26 September 1877.[4] On 11 May 1878, he obtained a regular commission as a Second Lieutenant in the 17th Lancers[1] after graduating from the Royal Military College. He had been an Honorary Queen's Cadet.[5] On the same date, he resigned his Militia Commission.[6] On 19 October 1878, he transferred to the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers,[7] his father's regiment.[8] On the same date, the 9th Lancers departed Sialkot, India to take part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.[9]

Little remained with the 9th Lancers for the rest of the century: he was promoted to lieutenant on 25 February 1880,[10] to captain on 20 October 1886,[11] to Major on 5 September 1894,[12] and to lieutenant-colonel (and to command of the regiment) on 15 March 1900.[13] By this time, the 9th Lancers were on active service in the Second Boer War.[14] The regiment formed part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade[14] and took part in the Battle of Modder River, Relief of Kimberley and Battle of Paardeberg.[8] He was mentioned in despatches dated 31 March 1900.[15] Little took over command of the brigade[16] and was promoted to the local rank of brigadier-general in South Africa on 10 July 1900.[17][lower-alpha 2] He was awarded a Brevet Colonelcy on 29 November 1900[19] and his local rank was confirmed on 8 April 1902.[20][lower-alpha 3]

After four years in command of the 9th Lancers, and having served the normal period in command, Little was retired on half-pay – for the first time – on 15 March 1904.[21] On 24 June 1904, as part of Edward VII's Birthday Honours, he was appointed as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[22] He was recalled to active service on 4 May 1905 as a Staff Officer for Imperial Yeomanry and was promoted to the substantive rank of colonel.[23] He retired for the second time on 17 October 1908.[24]

With the outbreak of the First World War, Colonel Little was once again recalled to active service. On 18 September 1914 he was temporarily appointed as an Inspector of Remounts.[25] On 20 January 1915, he was appointed as brigade commander,[26] of the second line yeomanry 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade under the command of the 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division in the Newcastle area of Northumberland.[27] In April 1916, the brigade joined the 1st Mounted Division in East Anglia[28] but by July it had left for the Morpeth, Northumberland area.[29][lower-alpha 4] At this time he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier-general.[31] On 13 June 1917 he relinquished his command,[32] and retired for the third and final time and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier-general in August 1917.[33]

Polo

He won the International Polo Cup in 1886 for Britain alongside John Henry Watson, Captain Thomas Hone, and Captain the Hon. Richard Lawley, 4th Baron Wenlock.[34][35]

Personal life

Little married Iris Hermoine Brassey (10 November 1880 – 6 August 1970), the daughter of Albert Brassey and the Hon. Matilda Maria Helena Bingham,[36] on 7 July 1903 at St George's, Hanover Square, Westminster, London.[2] He was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) later.[36] On 19 January 1923, Little was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Warwick.[37]

Death

Brigadier-General Malcolm Orme Little, CB, CBE died on 1 February 1931.[36]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Royal North Gloucester became 4th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment on 1 July 1881 and was disbanded on 31 July 1908.[3]
  2. ↑ 3rd Cavalry Brigade was one of just three cavalry brigades in the British Army in the Second Boer War.[18]
  3. ↑ At this point, he was a lieutenant-colonel, a brevet colonel and local brigadier-general.
  4. ↑ Becke shows the 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade commander as Br-Gen M.D. Little, but this is probably a typo.[27][30]

References

  1. 1 2 "Malcolm Orme Little". The National Archives. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Colonel Malcolm Orme Little". FamilySearch. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Frederick 1978, p. 100
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24506. p. 5368. 25 September 1877. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24580. p. 2986. 10 May 1878. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24593. p. 3614. 14 June 1878. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24634. p. 5609. 18 October 1878. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 9th Queen's Royal Lancers at regiments.org by T.F.Mills at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 June 2007)
  9. ↑ Hanwell 1949, p. 20
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24820. p. 1906. 5 March 1880. Retrieved 19 February 2014.,
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25640. p. 5326. 5 November 1886. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26548. p. 5143. 4 September 1894. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27174. p. 1791. 16 March 1900. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  14. 1 2 9th Queen's Royal Lancers 1715-1960 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 July 2007)
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27282. p. 846. 8 February 1901.
  16. ↑ Hanwell 1949, p. 29
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27264. p. 161. 8 January 1901. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  18. ↑ Clarke 1993, p. 55
  19. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27306. p. 2704. 19 April 1901. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  20. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27441. p. 3753. 10 June 1902. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  21. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27657. p. 1692. 15 March 1904. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  22. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27688. p. 4008. 24 June 1904. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  23. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27822. p. 5223. 28 July 1905. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  24. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28186. p. 7472. 16 October 1908. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  25. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28907. p. 7463. 18 September 1914. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  26. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29058. p. 1171. 2 February 1915. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  27. 1 2 Becke 1937, p. 51
  28. ↑ Becke 1936, p. 6
  29. ↑ James 1978, pp. 17,27
  30. ↑ Becke 1936, p. 2
  31. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29627. p. 6054. 19 June 1916. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  32. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30155. p. 6384. 28 June 1917. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  33. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30217. p. 7980. 3 August 1917. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  34. ↑ Thomas F. Dale (1905). Polo Past and Present. p. 105. Captain (now Colonel) Malcolm Little of the 9th Lancers ...
  35. ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 33
  36. 1 2 3 Lundy, Darryl (5 July 2005). "Person Page - 14988". The Peerage. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  37. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32790. p. 617. 26 January 1923. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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