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	Dewing was born in August 1863 at [[Beyton]], Suffolk to the cricketer [[Edward Dewing]]. He was educated in [[Bury St Edmunds]] at [[King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds\|King Edward VI School]], before attending [[Brighton College]]. From there he attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book \|title=Brighton College register, (1847–1922) \|date=1922 \|publisher=Farncombe \|page=127 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CtRAAAAYAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from Sandhurst in August 1884, entering as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] into the [[West India Regiments\|West India Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25389\|date=22 August 1884\|page=3832}}</ref> He served with the West India Regiment in [[Colony of Jamaica\|Jamaica]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)\|Gold Coast]], [[British rule in Burma\|Burma]], [[British India]] and [[Singapore_in_the_Straits_Settlements#Crown_colony_(1867–1942)\|Singapore]].<ref name="BOOK"/> By 1895, he had transferred to the [[British Indian Army]], with promotion to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] coming in August 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26672\|date=18 October 1895\|page=5694}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name="BOOK"/> and was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] on 23 August 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27495\|date=14 November 1902\|page=7245}}</ref> Dewing was commanding the [[76th Punjabis]] when he was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)\|lieutenant colonel]] on 26 October 1908.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28230\|date=5 March 1909\|page=1760}}</ref>		Dewing was born in August 1863 at [[Beyton]], Suffolk to the cricketer [[Edward Dewing]]. He was educated in [[Bury St Edmunds]] at [[King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds\|King Edward VI School]], before attending [[Brighton College]]. From there he attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book \|title=Brighton College register, (1847–1922) \|date=1922 \|publisher=Farncombe \|page=127 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CtRAAAAYAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from Sandhurst in August 1884, entering as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] into the [[West India Regiments\|West India Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25389\|date=22 August 1884\|page=3832}}</ref> He served with the West India Regiment in [[Colony of Jamaica\|Jamaica]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)\|Gold Coast]], [[British rule in Burma\|Burma]], [[British India]] and [[Singapore_in_the_Straits_Settlements#Crown_colony_(1867–1942)\|Singapore]].<ref name="BOOK"/> By 1895, he had transferred to the [[British Indian Army]], with promotion to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] coming in August 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26672\|date=18 October 1895\|page=5694}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name="BOOK"/> and was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] on 23 August 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27495\|date=14 November 1902\|page=7245}}</ref> Dewing was commanding the [[76th Punjabis]] when he was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)\|lieutenant colonel]] on 26 October 1908.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28230\|date=5 March 1909\|page=1760}}</ref>

	On visits to England between 1905 and 1912, Dewing played [[Minor Counties of English and Welsh cricket\|minor counties cricket]] for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club\|Suffolk]], making eight appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html \|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Dewing \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> While in British India, he made a single appearance in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team\|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team\|Parsees]] at [[Bombay Gymkhana\|Bombay]] in the 1907–08 [[Bombay_Quadrangular#Bombay_Triangular\|Bombay Triangular]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/First-Class_Matches.html \|title=First-Class Matches played by Robert Dewing \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Europeans first-innings [[duck (cricket)\|without scoring]] by [[Maneksha Bulsara]], while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7451.html \|title=Europeans v Parsees, 1907/08 \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> He retired from the British Indian Army in October 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28651\|date=8 October 1912\|page=7375}}</ref>		On visits to England between 1905 and 1912, Dewing played [[Minor Counties of English and Welsh cricket\|minor counties cricket]] for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club\|Suffolk]], making eight appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html \|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Dewing \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> While in British India, he made a single appearance in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team\|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team\|Parsees]] at [[Bombay Gymkhana\|Bombay]] in the 1907–08 [[Bombay_Quadrangular#Bombay_Triangular\|Bombay Triangular]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/First-Class_Matches.html \|title=First-Class Matches played by Robert Dewing \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Europeans first-innings [[duck (cricket)\|without scoring]] by [[Maneksha Bulsara]], while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7451.html \|title=Europeans v Parsees, 1907/08 \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> He retired from the British Indian Army in October 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28651\|date=8 October 1912\|page=7375}}</ref>

	After returning to England, he served in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. He served with the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]], before being seconded to command a training reserve battalion in March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30009\|date=3 April 1917\|page=3301\|supp=y}}</ref> He later served with the [[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment\|Bedfordshire Regiment]], where he commanded the 51st Graduate Battalion. He relinquished this command in February 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=31325\|date=2 May 1919\|page=5627\|supp=y}}</ref> He was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in the [[1919 New Year Honours (OBE)\|1919 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|city=Edinburgh\|issue=13384\|date=10 January 1919\|page=206}}</ref> Dewing died at [[Ipswich]] in November 1934.		After returning to England, he served in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. He served with the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]], before being seconded to command a training reserve battalion in March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30009\|date=3 April 1917\|page=3301\|supp=y}}</ref> He later served with the [[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment\|Bedfordshire Regiment]], where he commanded the 51st Graduate Battalion. He relinquished this command in February 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=31325\|date=2 May 1919\|page=5627\|supp=y}}</ref> He was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in the [[1919 New Year Honours (OBE)\|1919 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|city=Edinburgh\|issue=13384\|date=10 January 1919\|page=206}}</ref> Dewing died at [[Ipswich]] in November 1934.

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{{Short description|English cricketer and British Army officer (1863–1934)}}
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| country = England
| fullname = Robert Henry Dewing
| birth_date = 6 August 1863
| birth_place = [[Beyton]], Suffolk, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1934|11|6|1863|8|6}}
| death_place = [[Ipswich]], Suffolk, England
| heightft =
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| nickname =
| family = [[Edward Dewing]] (father)
| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
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| club1 = [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]]
| year1 = 1905–1912
| club2 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year2 = 1907/08
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 3
| bat avg1 = 1.50
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 3
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| date = 13 July
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/28197.html Cricinfo
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'''Robert Henry Dewing''' {{postnominal|OBE}} (6 August 1863 – 6 November 1934) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er and an army officer. Dewing served initially in the Caribbean with the [[West India Regiments|West India Regiment]] from 1884, before transferring to the [[British Indian Army]] around 1895, holding several commands until his retirement in 1912. He came out of retirement to serve in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. While in [[British India]], he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]].

==Life and military career==
Dewing was born in August 1863 at [[Beyton]], Suffolk to the cricketer [[Edward Dewing]]. He was educated in [[Bury St Edmunds]] at [[King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds|King Edward VI School]], before attending [[Brighton College]]. From there he attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Brighton College register, (1847–1922) |date=1922 |publisher=Farncombe |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CtRAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref> He graduated from Sandhurst in August 1884, entering as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] into the [[West India Regiments|West India Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25389|date=22 August 1884|page=3832}}</ref> He served with the West India Regiment in [[Colony of Jamaica|Jamaica]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], [[British rule in Burma|Burma]], [[British India]] and [[Singapore_in_the_Straits_Settlements#Crown_colony_(1867–1942)|Singapore]].<ref name="BOOK"/> By 1895, he had transferred to the [[British Indian Army]], with promotion to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] coming in August 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26672|date=18 October 1895|page=5694}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name="BOOK"/> and was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 23 August 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27495|date=14 November 1902|page=7245}}</ref> Dewing was commanding the [[76th Punjabis]] when he was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] on 26 October 1908.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28230|date=5 March 1909|page=1760}}</ref>

On visits to England between 1905 and 1912, Dewing played [[Minor Counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor counties cricket]] for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]], making eight appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html |title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Dewing |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref> While in British India, he made a single appearance in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] at [[Bombay Gymkhana|Bombay]] in the 1907–08 [[Bombay_Quadrangular#Bombay_Triangular|Bombay Triangular]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13315/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Robert Dewing |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref> Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Europeans first-innings [[duck (cricket)|without scoring]] by [[Maneksha Bulsara]], while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7451.html |title=Europeans v Parsees, 1907/08 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref> He retired from the British Indian Army in October 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28651|date=8 October 1912|page=7375}}</ref>

After returning to England, he served in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. He served with the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]], before being seconded to command a training reserve battalion in March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30009|date=3 April 1917|page=3301|supp=y}}</ref> He later served with the [[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment|Bedfordshire Regiment]], where he commanded the 51st Graduate Battalion. He relinquished this command in February 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31325|date=2 May 1919|page=5627|supp=y}}</ref> He was made an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the [[1919 New Year Honours (OBE)|1919 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|city=Edinburgh|issue=13384|date=10 January 1919|page=206}}</ref> Dewing died at [[Ipswich]] in November 1934.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=28197}}

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