Sir

Edmund Whitmore
Born8 July 1819
Malta
Died14 December 1890 (1890-12-15) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1841–1885
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Augustus Whitmore KCB (8 July 1819 – 14 December 1890) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Born in Malta,[1] Whitmore was commissioned into the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1841.[2] He went on to be Adjutant of his Regiment in 1846.[3]

He served in the Crimean War and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class).[4]

By 1861 he was Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.[5] In 1876 he was made Inspector-General of Recruiting at Army Headquarters.[6]

Appointed Military Secretary in 1880,[7] Whitmore was accused of failing to advance "only the most thorough efficient men".[8] He retired in 1885.[9]

In retirement he became Colonel of the East Lancashire Regiment from 1889 to his death the following year.[10]

He died in 1890.[11]

References

  1. "Malta Family History". Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. "No. 20005". The London Gazette. 6 August 1841. p. 2021.
  3. "No. 20687". The London Gazette. 29 December 1846. p. 6025.
  4. "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1255.
  5. "No. 22497". The London Gazette. 29 March 1861. p. 1375.
  6. "No. 24388". The London Gazette. 28 November 1876. p. 6532.
  7. "No. 24828". The London Gazette. 30 March 1880. p. 2309.
  8. Patronage in Pall Mall The West Australian, 8 January 1886
  9. "No. 25524". The London Gazette. 30 October 1885. p. 4980.
  10. "No. 25929". The London Gazette. 30 April 1889. p. 2377.
  11. "No. 26119". The London Gazette. 30 December 1890. p. 7310.
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