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Major-General Sir Francis Edward Archibald Chamier, CB, CIE, Burke's Peerage IMM**, (13 May 1833, India - 3 May 1923, London) was a Major-General in the British Army during the British Raj.

Major-General Sir Francis Edward Archibald Chamier (1833 - 1923), as a Captain

Military Service
Years of Service	20 February 1850 - 1890
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom British Raj
Branch	Indian Army
Wars	Indian Rebellion of 1857
Personal Information
Died	3 May 1923
Spouses	Annie Maria Caroline Johnstone (1838 – 1875) marriage: 31 July 1860 Amy Macdonnell Capper (1857 – 1938) marriage: 1878
Children	12 sons and 5 daughters
Parents	Henry Chamier I (1795 - 1867) Anne Antoinette Evelina Thursby (d:1837)
Honours & Awards	CB, CIE, IMM**

Career

Major-General Sir Francis Edward Archibald Chamier, CB, CIE, IMM**, (1833 - 1923) was a British-Indian Officer in the British Army during the British Raj. Chamier entered the military service of the East India Company in 1850 where he joined the Bengal Infantry. In 1857 he worked as Adjutant for the Calcutta Volunteers. He served as a Lieutenant where he was Aide-de-Camp and Persian interpreter to General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet. During the Indian Mutiny he took part in the relief of Lucknow in 1857. Chamier commanded the Raja of Kapurthala's troops in the Oudh campaign in 1858. He later became Major General in the Indian Staff Corps and awarded the CB, CIE, IMM**. He continued to serve in various capacities in the Province of Oudh until placed on the Supernumerary List in 1887. He retired in 1890. Chamier was the Honorary Secretary of the Strangers' Home from Asiatics (Lascars) in London until 1908. Chamier remained in London until his death on 3rd May 1923.

Honours & Awards

Major-General Sir Francis Edward Archibald Chamier received the Order of Bath (CB), the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) and the Indian Mutiny Medal (IMM).

Indian Mutiny Campaign Medal with two bar (IMM**)

Chamier received the Indian Mutiny Campaign Medal with two bar for his service as a Lieutenant during the Indian Mutiny where he was Aide-de-Camp and Persian interpreter to General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet during the relief, defence, siege and capture of Lucknow in 1857.

Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) - 1902

Chamier was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CBI) in 1902.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - 1907

Chamier was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1907 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Relief of Lucknow.

Education

Chamier was educated at Cheltenham College.

Family

Direct Family

Chamier married twice with a total of seventeen children across both marriages.

Parents

Chamier was the son of Henry Chamier I (1795 - 1867) who served in the Honourable East India Company's service from 1813-48, later becoming Chief Secretary to the Goverment of Madras in 1831, then a Member of the Government of Madras and Anne Antoinette Evelina Thursby (1798 - 1837).

First Marriage

In 1860 he married Annie Maria Caroline Johnstone (13 January 1838 – 3 December 1875) the daughter of James Gardiner Johnstone (1798–1846) a Scottish medical doctor who served in India from 1820 to his death in 1846, and Jane Wilhelmina Campbell.

Children from First Marriage

Chamier had eight children from his first marriage, six sons and two daughters:

Henry Deschamps Chamier (24 June 1862 Southampton- 15 March 1950 Colchester), was a Colonel in the Connaught Rangers. He commanded 1st Battalion from 1906 to 1910 and was re-employed from 1914 to 1918 as the Officer Commanding the Regimental deport in Galway. Henry Deschamps Chamier married Eliza Mary Adelaide Tyrrell (1869 - 1940) and had two children.

Saunders James Chamier (20 September 1863 Lucknow- 14 July 1898 Bombay), was a Captin of Royal Field Artillery. Saunders James Chamier married Alice Zélie Charlotte Chamier (1895 - 1945) and had one child.

Jane Henrietta Chamier (7 November 1864 - 17 July 1955) married Hanson Odell Budden, who was an Indian Educational Service. Together they had seven children two of whom died as infants.

1st Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Edward Maynard DesChamps Chamier (4 June 1866 Lahore - 17 November 1945), was a British Indian judge and the first Chief Justice of the Patna High Court during the British Raj, He was knighted on 1 January 1916 and was appointed the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on 1 March 1916 and retired on 30 October 1917. He Married Alice Mary (May) Cobb (1864 - 1940), together they had three children.

Mary Home Chamier (27 September 1867, Norwood - 12 January 1957) never married or had children.

William St George Chamier (3 August 1870, Simla - 9 December 1946, Surrey), was a Colonel in the Supply and Transport Corps of the Indian Army, he served in China in 1900 taking part in the Relief of Peking, and also served during the First World War in France and Mesopotamia. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire. Chamier was a churchwarden at St Luke's Church in South Park, Reigate. Chamier married Alice Catherine Lewis, together they had two children.

John Campbell Chamier (22 September 1871, Edinburgh - 28 February 1875, Barabunki Oude) died young.

Stephen Du Pré Chamier (19 September 1873, Barabunki - 20 September 1943, Lahore) served in the British Army during the Boer War, where he was part of Lord Methuen's staff. From 1901 to 1920 he worked as a traffic manager for the Indian railways. Later he worked as a hotel and catering manager in Lahore and Ferozepore. Stephen Du Pré Chamier married Margaret Sarah Storey (1884 - 1963), together they had three children.

Second Marriage

In 1878 Francis Edward Archibald Chamier married Amy Macdonnell Capper, (11 July 1857, Simla - 9 November 1938) daughter of William Copeland Capper (1832–1902), the only Civil Officer at Malaon, Oudh, on the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion in 1857. Chamier had nine children (six sons and three daughters) in his second marriage.

Children from Second Marriage

Jessie Antoinette Chamier (7 April 1879 - 5 November 1881 at sea) died young.

Francis Capper Chamier (28 September 1880, London - 16 July 1916) served in the Indian Civil Service. He was the Sub-Divisional Officer of Roorkee and later became President of the Garhwal at Pratapnager. He died of cholera and buried in the Himalayas above Tehri. A memorial tablet and window dedicated to him are located in the Cantonment Church of Roorkee.

Alfred Edward Chamier (6 February 1882, Hardoi - 14 March 1965) employed in the Colonial Civil Service. Employed to North Kavirondo District of Kenya (North-west of Lake Victoria) in 1925, later he was District Commissioner Kitui (west of Nairobi).

Sir John Adrian Chamier, CB, CMG, DSO OBE, (26 December 1883 Faizabad - 3 May 1974) served in the Indian Army with the 23rd Punjabis. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Air Force in Egypt from 1914 to 1915 and in France from 1915 to 1917. He became an Air Commodore and was knighted in 1944. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), and the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Later he was Director of Technical Development at the Air Ministry, founded the Air Cadets and served as Secretary General of the Air League of the British Empire, Director of Vickers and Supermarine Aviation. John Adrian Chamier married Edwina Ratcliffe Lordly (1890 - 1981) they had two children together.

Barbara Dorothy Chamier (14 April 1885 Faizabad - 11 September 1971) Author mainly under the pseudonym 'J Daniel Chamier', wrote "Fabulous Monster", a biography of Kaiser William II, the book was translated into German. Barbara Dorothy Chamier was also a Portrait painter painting a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Mobbs (1882–1917). During the First World War she worked as a Forewoman in the Timber Supply department of the Board of Trade.

Richard Outram Chamier (24 August 1888, Streatham - 19 March 1980) was a Colonel and Commander of The 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry from 1934 to 1938. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE), and the Order of the Crown of Romania. During WWI he served as a Captain with the 110th Mahratta Light Infantry. He became a prisoner of war during the Turkish siege of Kut-el-Amara in Iraq and escaped in 1918. From 1920 to 1927 her served as Private Secretary to the Governors of Assam and the United Provinces. During WWII he was recalled to service in India from 1941 to 1946.

Anthony Chamier II, OBE, (20 May 1891 - 31 May 1958) was a rubber planter in Malaya. He served as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army, and was in the 90th Punjabis in 1916. He served as an Assistant Political Officer there from 1919 to 1921. During WWII he was Commandant of the Straits Settlements Volunteers and Head of Field Security for the Malaya Command. He became a prisoner of war at Changi. He later became a Lietenant Colonel and was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). He worked for the Colonial Office and retired in 1950. He married Sylvia Ada Paula Bratton and had two children together.

Margaret Constance Chamier (23 April 1893 - 13 April 1895) died young.

Frederic Thompson Chamier (4 February 1896 - 27 October 1962) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Connaught Rangers. During WWI he served in France from 1916 to 1919 and took part in the battles of Messines, Ridge and Cambrai. He was wounded and suffered from Shell Shock (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)) in 1918. He was transferred to the Cameronians in 1922 and served in staff appointments during the Second World War.

Ancestry

Francis Edward Archibald Chamier is the descendant of Daniel Chamier V (1696–1741), a Huguenot Protestant who sought refuge in England in 1691 and Chamier's paternal grandfather John Ezechiel Chamier born 'Deschamps' (30 May 1754, London - 23 February 1831, London)

Portraits

There is a portrait at the Victoria and Albert Museum, depicting Major General Sir F.E.A. Chamier in dress uniform with the honours and awards CB, CIE, Burke's Peerage IMM**, holding a Officer’s Mameluke Sword.