Thomas Snow (British Army officer)

Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow
Nickname(s)"Slush"
"Snowball"
"Polar Bear"
Born(1858-05-05)5 May 1858
Newton Valence, Hampshire
Died30 August 1940(1940-08-30) (aged 82)
Kensington Gate, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1879–1920
RankLieutenant-General
Unit13th Regiment of Foot
Somerset Light Infantry
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
CommandsWestern Command (1918–19)
VII Corps (1915–18)
27th Division (1914–15)
4th Division (1911–14)
Battles / warsZulu War
Mahdist War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches (8)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow, KCB, KCMG (5 May 1858 – 30 August 1940) was a British Army officer who fought on the Western Front during the First World War. He played an important role in the war, leading the 4th Division in the retreat of August 1914, and commanding VII Corps at the unsuccessful diversion of the Attack on the Gommecourt Salient on the first day on the Somme (1 July 1916) and at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.