564 Hemming Gadd

Hemming Gadd
General

✶  6 November 1837 in Harlösa, Harlösa parish
✟ 14 January 1915 in Stockholm

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 1 December 1905

motto

Svensk soldat! Sveriges styrka! (Swedish soldier! Sweden’s strength!)

shield

Painted 1909 by B P Hedlund. Date of death added 1915 by David Friefeldt.

other awards

Knight of the Order of the Sword 1879
Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1st class) 1882
Commander of the Order of the Sword  (2nd class) 1892
Commander of the Order of the Sword (1st class) 1893
King Oscar II’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1897
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword 1899

Biography

General 1905
Head of the King’s staff 1905-1907

Placement