Arthur Hoskins

Reginald Hoskins
Arthur Hoskins pictured when a Major-General
Born	(1871-05-30)30 May 1871
Died	27 February 1942(1942-02-27) (aged 70)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1891-1923
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	8th Brigade 1st East African Division 3rd (Lahore) Division 46th (North Midland) Division
Battles/wars	Dongola Expedition Mahdist War Second Boer War Somaliland Campaign First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Dispatches

Major-General Sir Arthur Reginald Hoskins, KCB, CMG, DSO (30 May 1871 – 7 February 1942) was a senior British Army officer of the First World War.

Hoskins was born in London on 30 May 1871, the son of Thomas Hoskins. He was educated at Westminster School before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Hoskins commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment on 23 May 1891, was promoted to lieutenant on 9 January 1895, and in 1896 was posted to the Egyptian Army. He first saw active service in the Dongola Expedition that same year, and also fought in the Mahdist War between 1897 and 1899, during which he was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was made a member of the Order of the Medjidie (4th Class) in 1899. In February 1900 he relinquished his appointment with the Egyptian army, and joined the 2nd battalion of his regiment which had just embarked for service in the Second Boer War in South Africa. He was promoted captain on 20 March 1900, received the brevet promotion to major the following day, and served as an intelligence officer, and as aide-de-camp to Major-General John Maxwell, Military governor of Pretoria after the annexation of that city. For his service during the war, he received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Hoskins then fought in the Somaliland Campaign in 1902 and was again mentioned in dispatches. In 1903 he attended the Staff College, Camberley.