Arthur Henry Seton Hart-Synnot
| Arthur Henry Seton Hart-Synnot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1870 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1889-1920 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | East Surrey Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and Bar (DSO & Bar) Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class Knight of the Legion of Honour French Cross of War (1914-1918) |
Brigadier-General Arthur Henry Seton Hart-Synnot, CMG, DSO*, FRGS (1870 – 1942) was a British Army general who saw service in South Africa, Japan, Hong Kong, Burma, India, and the European War of 1914 to 1918.
Hart-Synnot was from a family with a history of military service, his father being Major General Arthur FitzRoy Hart-Synnot and his uncle, Sir Reginald Hart, had been awarded the Victoria Cross in Afghanistan. He was educated at Clifton and the Royal Military College.
After passing out from the Royal Military College, Hart-Synnot (then Hart) was commissioned into the East Surrey Regiment as a second lieutenant on 8 October 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 June 1892, and served with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low in 1895 in command of the Maxim gun detachment of the ist Battalion East Surrey Regiment (Medal with Clasp). Two years later, he served in the Tirah campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897 as Orderly Officer to the Brigadier General commanding the 1st Brigade Tirah Expeditionary Force. Promotion to captain followed on 21 June 1899, the same year he passed the Staff College.
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