Edward Graham (British Army officer)
Appearance
Edward Graham | |
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Born | 1859 Calcutta |
Died | 29 January 1951 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands | 8th Infantry Brigade South Midland Division |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Sir Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham KCB KCMG (1859 − 29 January 1951) was a British Army officer.
Biography
[edit]Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1878 and saw action as Assistant Adjutant-General in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[1][2] He became commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in December 1908 and General Officer Commanding South Midland Division in July 1914 before being replaced in August 1914.[3] He then served as a Deputy Adjutant General for the remainder of the war.[2]
He was colonel of the Cheshire Regiment from 1914 to 1928.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2697.
- ^ a b Walford, Edward (January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 558.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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