Ralph Husey

Brigadier-General Ralph Hamer Husey DSO* MC (25 November 1881 – 30 May 1918) was a British Army officer who was killed during the First World War.

Ralph Husey DSO* MC
Born	25 November 1881
Died	30 May 1918(1918-05-30) (aged 36) Le Thour, France
Buried	Vendresse British Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1901–1918
Rank	Brigadier-general
Commands	1/London Rifle Brigade 169th Infantry Brigade 167th Infantry Brigade 25th Infantry Brigade
Battles / wars	First World War Second Battle of Ypres (WIA) Battle of the Somme Attack on the Gommecourt Salient Battle of Ginchy Battle of Flers–Courcelette Third Battle of Ypres Battle of Polygon Wood (WIA) German spring offensive Operation Michael Third Battle of the Aisne (POW) (DOW)
Awards	Mentioned in Despatches × 4 Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro)
Alma mater	Marlborough College

Husey died in a German field hospital in Le Thour, France, in May 1918. He had been in command of the 25th Brigade.

References

• Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 75–76.