Major General Babington
Inspecting officer
Mentioned: 1915 only
Referenced, not personally known Almost certainly Major-General James Melville Babington (1854–1936), commanding the 23rd Division: a New Army formation that moved to the Shorncliffe area in March 1915 to continue training, the same time and place as this inspection. He had held the temporary rank of major-general since September 1914, took the 23rd Division to France that August and later to Italy, and ended the war a lieutenant-general; before the war he had commanded the New Zealand military forces.
Appears in the diary · 1 entry
1915
- 12 March 1915… he afternoon. Bath parade to Folkestone 8.15 A.M. Took all morning. Felt 100% better afterwards. Inspection by Major General Babington at 2 P.M. Singalling for the rest of the afternoon. Went in town to tea with some of the …