Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, KCMG, DSO, MC (20 March 1887 – 14 July 1944), was a British Army officer who was the 16th Governor of Victoria, from 1926 to 1931 and Administrator of Australia in 1930-31. He had a long involvement with the Boy Scout Movement and became the Boy Scouts Association's Chief Scout of the British Empire from 1942 until his death.
The Right Honourable The Lord Somers KCMG, DSO, MC | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Australia | |
| In office 2 October 1930 – 21 January 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Stonehaven (as Governor-General) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Isaac Isaacs (as Governor-General) |
| 16th Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 28 June 1926 – 23 June 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | John Allan Edmond Hogan William McPherson |
| Preceded by | Lord Stradbroke |
| Succeeded by | Lord Huntingfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1887 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England |
| Died | 14 July 1944 (aged 57) Ledbury, Herefordshire, England |
| Spouse |
Daisy Meeking (m. 1921) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1922 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 6th Battalion Tank Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France) |
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