General Clement Alexander Edwards GB

1877

He was born on 12^th November 1812. From Gentleman Cadet, R M C 1827; Ensign without purchase, 31^st Foot 11^th June 1829; to 18^th Foot 9^th July 1829; Lieutenant, by purchase, 28^th November 1834; Captain, by purchase, 13^th March 1840; Assistant Quartermaster-General, Expeditionary Force, China, from 20^th December 1842 to 30^th November 1844; Brevet Major, 11^th November 1851; Major, without purchase, 25^th May 1853; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 9^th December 1853; Brevet Colonel, 28^th November 1854; Lieutenant Colonel, without purchase, 9^th March 1855; Brigadier-General, Bombay, from August 1858 to October 1859; exchanged to 49^th Foot, 3^rd August 1860; to Half Pay 4^th August 1863; Inspecting Field Officer, Bristol, 3^rd April 1866 to 5^th July 1867; Inspector-General of Recruiting Headquarters of Army, 6^th July 1867 to 31^st July 1873; Major-General, 19^th April 1868; Lieutenant General, 17^th March 1876; Colonel, 2^nd The Queen’s, 15^th March 1877; to 18^th Foot, 25^th March 1877; General, 10^th August 1878; died 29^th July 1882.

Served with the 18^th Royal Irish throughout the war in China, 1841-42 (Medal) and was present at the attack upon Canton, the taking of Amoy, Chapoo, Wusung, Shanghai and Chin-Kiang, and at the concluding operations before Nankin; was employed on the Staff during the war; and afterwards appointed, by Lord Gough, Assistant Quartermaster-General to the Forces in China. Served also with the 18^th in the Burmese War, from July 1851 to the conclusion; was at the taking of Prome, and employed on a detached command for six months, when the provinces of Padoung and Kanghlin were cleared of the enemy, after several skirmishes and severe marches by the detachments under his command; in January 1853 he led a party on special service from Prome to Arracan, for which service the Government of India and General Godwin recorded their approbation (Medal with Clasp for Pegu, and Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel). Served in the Crimea from the 30^th December 1854, including the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, CB, Brevet of Colonel, Knight of the Legion of Honour 3^rd Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Commanded the Brigade at Mhow, at the termination of the Indian Mutiny in 1858-59, and received the thanks of the Governor-General in Council for the promptness of measures whereby the rebels under Tantia Topee were prevented entering Kandlish.

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