Andrew Skeen
| Sir Andrew Skeen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1873 |
| Died | 18 February 1935 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 3rd (Abbottabad) Indian Infantry Brigade Commander of the Kohat Kurram Force and Derajat Columns Kohat District Peshawar District Southern Command, India |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Third Anglo-Afghan War Waziristan campaign |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Andrew Skeen, KCB, KCIE, CMG (20 January 1873 – 18 February 1935) served in the British Indian Army, rising to the position of Chief of the General Staff in India.
Skeen served on the North-West Frontier of India from 1897 to 1898 taking part in operations of the Malakand Field Force. He was deployed to China in 1900 and East Africa from 1902 to 1904 where he took part in operations in Somaliland.
He served in World War I as a Staff officer to General William Birdwood, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps taking part in the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. He was mentioned in dispatches with regard to reinforcing Anzac Cove, in full view and reach of the enemy, prior to the Battle of Sari Bair.
"The preparation of the ambush was treated as a simple matter by the services therein engaged, and yet I much doubt whether any more pregnant enterprise than this of landing so large a force under the very eyes of the enemy, and of keeping them concealed there three days, is recorded in the annals of war." – General Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton.
For his service at Gallipoli he was awarded CMG and French Croix de Guerre. He went on to be Director of Military Operations at India Army HQ in 1916 and then Deputy Chief of General Staff, Indian Army in 1917.
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