Robert Dewing

Robert Henry Dewing OBE (6 August 1863 – 6 November 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and an army officer.

Dewing served initially in the Caribbean with the West India Regiment from 1884, before transferring to the British Indian Army around 1895, holding several commands until his retirement in 1912.

He was educated in Bury St Edmunds at King Edward VI School, before attending Brighton College.

[1] By 1895, he had transferred to the British Indian Army, with promotion to the rank of captain coming in August 1895.

He served with the East Yorkshire Regiment, before being seconded to command a training reserve battalion in March 1917.