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Charles Henry Westmorland

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Charles Henry Westmorland

Born30 June 1856
Kensington, London, England
Died9 February 1916
Wingham, Kent, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
 British India
AwardsCB
Mentioned in despatches
RelationsFirst cousin: Percy Thuillier Westmorland

Brigadier-General Charles Henry Westmorland CB (30 June 1856 – 9 February 1916) was in command of the Karachi Brigade between 1907 and 1910.[1][2]

Life

Charles Henry Westmorland was born on 30 June 1856.[1][2] He was the son of Frederick George Westmorland and Rosa Isabella Josephine (née Joyce).[3] His first cousin was Percy Thuillier Westmorland.[3]

Westmorland entered the army in 1874.[1][2] He saw active service in the Afghan War (1878-9), the Burmese expedition (1887-9), on the North West Frontier (1897-8) and in China (1900).[1][2] In 1907 he took command of the Karachi Brigade, was made CB in 1908 and relinquished command of the Brigade in 1910.[1][2] Westmorland retired in 1912 with the honorary rank of Brigadier-General.[1] At that time he was resident at Hyde Park Mansions, Marylebone Road, London.[1]

Westmorland died in the home of his sister in Wingham, Kent, England, on 9 February 1916.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Obituary in The Times, Brig.-General C. H. Westmorland., 11 February 1916, p.8
  2. ^ a b c d e Who’s Who and Who Was Who, A&C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Oxford University Press, 2016
  3. ^ a b "Ancestry® - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2019.