Robert Whigham
| Sir Robert Whigham | |
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General Sir Robert Whigham
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| Born | 5 August 1865 |
| Died | 23 June 1950 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1883–1931 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Eastern Command 3rd Division Light Division British Army of the Rhine 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division 59th (2nd North Midland) Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (4) Legion of Honour (France) |
General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham, GCB, KCMG, DSO (5 August 1865 – 23 June 1950) was a British Army officer and a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Robert Whigham was commissioned into the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a lieutenant on 9 May 1885.
He was promoted to captain on 3 March 1892, when he became Adjutant for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and was seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1897, where he served in the Nile Expedition of 1898 with the 12th Sudanese Battalion. During the Second Boer War he served first 1899–1900 as Aide-de-camp to Major-General Hector MacDonald, in command of the Highland brigade, and was promoted to major on 1 August 1900. He was later at Army Headquarters in South Africa, and for his service was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in the South Africa Honours list published on 26 June 1902. Following the end of the war, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902, and then became Brigade Major for 2nd Army Corps in November 1902.
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