Charles Emilius Gold
Born(1809-01-06)6 January 1809
Woolwich Common, Kent, England
Died29 July 1871(1871-07-29) (aged 62)[1]
Dover, Kent, England[2]
Buried
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dover, Kent[3]
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Army
Years of service1828–1860[4]
RankLieutenant General[5]
Unit65th Regiment
Commands heldNew Zealand, 1847–1860[6][7]
CampaignsRebellions of 1837–1838

First Taranaki War

  • Te Kohia, 1860[8]
  • Waireka, 1860[9]
  • Puketakauere, 1860[10]
Spouse(s)
Eleanor Felicia Askin Geddes
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(m. 1839)​

Lieutenant General Charles Emilius Gold (6 January 1809 – 29 July 1871) was an English officer of the 65th Regiment, British Army, and artist of historic importance but limited ability.[11][12] He was born at Woolwich Common, Kent, England, on 6 January 1809[13][14] and obtained a commission in the 65th Regiment by purchase on 28 March 1828.[15]

Gold retired from active service in New Zealand, in consequence of his promotion to the rank of major general, on 1 October 1860, having served 32 years with the 65th Regiment in British Guiana, Barbados (December 1829 – 1833), Canada (September 1838–July 1841), England and New Zealand (January 1847 – 1860). He'd commanded the forces in New Zealand for 14 years, particularly during the first engagements of the First Taranaki War.[16][17][12][14]

He and his wife, Eleanor, had thirteen children. One of their sons, Walter Kelvington Gold (c 1847–1895), was a respected painter and secretary of the South Australian Society of Arts.

References

  1. ↑ "War Office, Pall Mall, 29th August, 1871: Brevet". The London Gazette. No. 23771. 29 August 1871. p. 3804.
  2. ↑ "Deaths". The Morning Advertiser. 10 August 1871. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "LTG Charles Emelius Gold". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ War Office (1829). The Army List for July 1829. p. 38.
  5. ↑ "War Office, Pall Mall, 22nd January, 1869: Brevet". The London Gazette. No. 23461. 22 January 1869. p. 346.
  6. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The New Zealander. Vol. 2, no. 84. 9 January 1847. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Farewell Dinner". The Taranaki Herald. Vol. 9, no. 427. 6 October 1860. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "New Plymouth, March 10, 1860". The Taranaki Herald. Vol. 8, no. 397. 10 March 1860. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "The Battle of Waireka". The Taranaki Herald. Vol. 8, no. 400. 31 March 1860. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "Continuation of Journal of Events". The Taranaki Herald. Vol. 8, no. 413. 30 June 1860. p. 2.
  11. ↑ Platts, Una (1980). Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook (PDF). Christchurch: Avon Fine Prints Limited. p. 107.
  12. 1 2 Minson, Marian. "Cartoon Colony Savages its Sources". National Gallery of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  13. ↑ WO 25/797/181: Folio 364. Statement of Services of Ensign C. E. Gold of the 65th Regiment of Foot with a Record of such Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, The National Archives
  14. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Michael. "Charles Emilius Gold". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "War-Office, 7th April 1828". The London Gazette. No. 18459. 8 April 1828. p. 680.
  16. ↑ "Extract From Regimental Orders". The Taranaki Herald. Vol. 9, no. 428. 13 October 1860. p. 3.
  17. ↑ Raikes, G. A. (1885). Roll of the Officers of the York and Lancaster Regiment: Containing a Complete Record of Their Services Including Date of Commissions &c. London: Richard Bentley & Son. pp. 3, 6, 15, 25, 71.
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