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Sir Henry Wilkinson | |
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| Born | 17 April 1837 |
| Died | 23 November 1908 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1856–1894 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | North Eastern District |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clement Wilkinson KCB (17 April 1837 – 23 November 1908) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North Eastern District.[1]
Early life
[edit]Wilkinson was born in Durham, County Durham, the son of Rev. Percival Spearman Wilkinson of Mount Oswald. He was the uncle of Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson.[1]
Military career
[edit]Wilkinson was commissioned as an ensign in the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot on 15 February 1856.[2] He saw action at the capture of Gwalior during the Indian Rebellion and then became commanding officer of the 16th The Queen's Lancers in 1870.[3] He went on to be Inspector General of Auxiliary Cavalry at Aldershot in 1877, Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, India, in 1880 and, after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1880, commander of the Cavalry Brigade and Quetta District in 1880.[3] After that he became commander of the Bozdar Field Force in 1881 and then saw action as Commander of the Indian Cavalry Brigade during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[3] He then became commander of the Sialkot Brigade and commander of the Sauger and Presidency Districts in 1882 and General Officer Commanding North Eastern District in 1891 before retiring in 1894.[3]
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 25 June 1897.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Obituary: Sir Henry Wilkinson". The Times. 25 November 1908. p. 15.
- ↑ "No. 21850". The London Gazette. 15 February 1856. p. 581.
- 1 2 3 4 Dodd's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Ampson Low, Marston & Co. 1903.
- ↑ "No. 26867". The London Gazette. 25 June 1897. p. 3567.
- 1837 births
- 1908 deaths
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Sherwood Foresters officers
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 16th The Queen's Lancers officers
- British Army personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Military personnel from Durham, England