Lieutenant-General Sir John Spencer Ewart was a British Army officer who became Adjutant-General to the Forces, but was forced to resign over the Curragh Incident.
15 Facts About Spencer Ewart
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Spencer Ewart's father was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria and a veteran of the Crimean War and Siege of Lucknow who lost his left arm at Cawnpore.
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Spencer Ewart's father was the son of Lieutenant-General John Frederick Ewart and grandson of diplomat Joseph Ewart and Sir Charles Brisbane.
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Spencer Ewart's uncles included Lieutenant-General Charles Brisbane Ewart and Vice-Admiral Charles Joseph Frederic Ewart, and his younger brother was Admiral Arthur Wartensleben Ewart.
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Spencer Ewart was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
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Spencer Ewart was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in October 1881.
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Spencer Ewart served with his regiment in Egypt and fought at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in 1882.
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Spencer Ewart was involved in the Nile Expedition in 1884 and served with the Sudan Frontier Field Force from 1885 to 1886.
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Spencer Ewart has rendered good service in connection with the distribution and movements of troops.
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Seely and the CIGS Sir John French Spencer Ewart was forced to resign, both for having helped to create the situation in which officers were allowed to discuss which hypothetical orders they would choose to obey, and for being involved with the subsequent promises made to Gough in London.
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Spencer Ewart was an Aide-de-Camp General to King George V from 1910 to 1914.
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Spencer Ewart was appointed General Officer Commanding Scottish Command in 1914, a post he held until 1918.
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Spencer Ewart retired from the army, after almost forty years of service, in 1920.
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In 1891, Spencer Ewart married Susan Frances Platt, the daughter of Major George William Platt, formerly of Dunallan House, Bridge of Allan.
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Spencer Ewart died at his seat, Craigeleuch, in Langholm, Dumfriesshire.