Andrew Hamilton Russell

Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell
Portrait painted by George Edmund Butler.
Born	23 February 1868 Napier, New Zealand
Died	29 November 1960 Tunanui, New Zealand
Allegiance	United Kingdom New Zealand
Service/branch	British Army New Zealand Army
Years of service	1887–1892 1900–1932 1940–1941
Rank	Major General
Unit	Border Regiment
Commands held	New Zealand Division New Zealand and Australian Division New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in despatches (9)
Other work	Returned Services' Association

Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB, KCMG (23 February 1868 – 29 November 1960) was a New Zealand General during the First World War. A senior officer in the New Zealand Territorial Force and a veteran of the British Army, Russell was appointed to command the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade upon the outbreak of war, and rose swiftly to high command during the Gallipoli Campaign, principally for his role in the short-lived capture of Chunuk Bair. He commanded the ANZAC evacuation from Gallipoli, and went on to achieve further distinction as the commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918. Sir Ian Hamilton identified Russell as "the outstanding New Zealander on the Gallipoli peninsula."

Andrew Hamilton Russell, known as Guy to his family, was born on 23 February 1868 at Napier, New Zealand, the oldest son of a farmer and his wife. The Russell family had a long military history dating back to the Napoleonic Wars; Guy's great-grandfather served in the Black Watch Regiment and his grandfather, also named Andrew Hamilton Russell, fought in the New Zealand Wars of the 1840s with the 58th Regiment. After retiring from the British Army, Guy's grandfather took up farming in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand. His sons followed in his footsteps, and Guy's father, another Andrew Hamilton Russell, also served in the 58th Regiment and ran an isolated sheep station with his brother in the Hawke's Bay.