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