| Sir Louis Jean Bols | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1867 |
| Died | September 13, 1930 (aged 62) |
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars |
Chitral Expedition Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mention in Dispatches (6) |
Lieutenant-General Sir Louis Jean Bols KCB, KCMG, DSO (23 November 1867 – 13 September 1930, Bath) was born in Cape Town and educated at Lancing College in England. He was a distinguished British military officer. He served as Edmund Allenby's Third Army Chief of Staff on the Western front and Sinai and Palestine campaigns of World War I.
From June 1919 – June 1920 he served as the Chief Administrator of Palestine, and signed over power to Herbert Samuels, the first British High Commissioner of Palestine, in an often-quoted document:
- "Received from Major-General Sir Louis J. Bols K.C.B.—One Palestine, complete."[1]
Honours[]
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Distinguished Service Order
- Légion d'honneur (France)
- Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
- Order of the Nile (Egypt)
- Order of St. Vladimir (Russia)
- Order of Al Nahda (Hejaz)
- Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, 1921 (Japan).[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ Owen, C. V. (2004). "Bols, Sir Louis Jean (1867–1930)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online edition accessed 20 August 2007.
- ↑ "No. 32201". 18 January 1921. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32201/page/
References[]
- Owen, C. V. (2004). "Bols, Sir Louis Jean (1867–1930)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
External links[]
- Louis Jean Bols bio at firstworldwar.com
- Bols, LJ at angloboerwar.com
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