Charles Henry Westmorland
Charles Henry Westmorland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1856 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 9 February 1916 Wingham, Kent, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army British India |
| Awards | CB Mentioned in despatches |
| Relations | First 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Obituary in The Times, Brig.-General C. H. Westmorland., 11 February 1916, p.8
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Ancestry® - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2019.