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			\| honorific_prefix = [[General (United Kingdom)\|General]]
	\| name = Sir Edmund Barrow		\| name = Sir Edmund Barrow
	\| image =~~File:~~General Sir Edmund George Barrow in 1916.jpg		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|GCB\|KCMG}}
			\| image = General Sir Edmund George Barrow in 1916.jpg
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	\| caption = Barrow in 1916		\| caption = Barrow in 1916
	\| birth_date = 28 ~~January 1852~~		\| nickname =
	\| death_date = {{~~dda~~\|~~3 January~~ 1934\|28 ~~January 1852~~\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1852\|01\|28\|df=yes}}
	\| ~~placeofburial_label~~ =		\| birth_place = [[British India]]
			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1934\|01\|03\|1852\|01\|28\|df=yes}}
			\| death_place = Milestown, [[Castlebellingham]], [[County Louth]], Ireland
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	~~\| birth_place =[[British India]]~~		\| allegiance = United Kingdom
	~~\| death_place =Milestown, [[Castlebellingham]], [[County Louth]], Ireland~~		\| branch = [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]]
	~~\| placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord\|LAT\|LONG\|display=inline,title}} -->~~		\| serviceyears = 1871–1919
	~~\| nickname =~~		\| rank = [[General (United Kingdom)\|General]]
	\| allegiance =~~{{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} [[~~United Kingdom]]		\| unit =
	\| branch =[[~~Image:Flag of the~~ British Army~~.svg~~\|~~23px]] [[British~~ Army]]		\| commands = [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Army, India]]<br/>[[1st (Peshawar) Division]]<br/>Hong Kong Regiment
	\| serviceyears =1871–1919		\| battles = [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Anglo-Egyptian War]]<br/>[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br/>[[First World War]]
	\| rank =[[General (United Kingdom)\|General]]		\| awards = [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
	\| unit =		\| relations =
	\| commands =~~Hong Kong Regiment~~<br/>[[1st (Peshawar) Division]]<br/>~~[[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Army, India]]~~		\| laterwork =
	\| battles =[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[~~1882 Anglo-Egyptian War\|~~Anglo-Egyptian War]]<br/>[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br/>[[World War I]]
	\| awards =[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
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	[[General (United Kingdom)\|General]] '''Sir Edmund George Barrow''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|GCB\|KCMG}} (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior [[British Army]] officer who ~~went on to be~~ [[Military Secretary to the India Office]].<ref name="times">{{cite news \|title= Obituary: General Sir Edmund Barrow – The Mesopotamian Campaign \|work=[[The Times]] \|date=5 January 1934 \|page=7 }}</ref>		[[General (United Kingdom)\|General]] '''Sir Edmund George Barrow''', {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,\|GCB\|KCMG}} (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior [[British Indian Army]] officer who served as [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1914 to 1917.<ref name="times">{{cite news \|title= Obituary: General Sir Edmund Barrow – The Mesopotamian Campaign \|work=[[The Times]] \|date=5 January 1934 \|page=7 }}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Barrow was born in [[British India]] to Major-General Joseph Lyons Barrow~~, R.A.,~~ of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="times"/>		Barrow was born in [[British India]] to Major General Joseph Lyons Barrow of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="times"/>

	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Barrow was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] into the [[102nd Regiment of Foot]] in 1871, at age 19.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23812\|page=5877\|date=29 December 1871}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Barrow, Lieut.-General Sir Edmund George Barrow\|magazine=Who's Who\|year=1907\|volume= 59\|page=102\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA102}}</ref> Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] of 1878 and the [[~~1882 Anglo-Egyptian War\|~~Anglo-Egyptian War]] of 1882.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARROW3.shtml Sir Edmund George Barrow] Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives</ref> He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to [[Chitral]], [[Kafirstan]], [[Hunza Valley\|Hunza]] and [[Wakhan]] in 1885 and the Anglo-[[Siam]]ese Boundary Commission in 1889.<ref name=lh/> He was made [[Commanding Officer]] of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892,<ref name=lh/> and took part in the [[Tirah Expedition]] to the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]] of [[India]] in 1897. He was appointed [[adjutant-general\|deputy adjutant-general]], [[Bengal Army\|Bengal Command]], on 1 April 1900,<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1901</ref> but only three months later, in July 1900 was transferred as [[Chief of Staff]] for the China Expeditionary Force in response to the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name=lh/> after which he was knighted as a [[~~Order of the Bath\|~~Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] ~~(KCB)~~.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27337 \|date=24 July 1901 \|page=4915 \|supp=y}}</ref>		Barrow was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] into the [[102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)\|102nd Regiment of Foot]] in 1871, at age 19.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23812\|page=5877\|date=29 December 1871}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Barrow, Lieut.-General Sir Edmund George Barrow\|magazine=Who's Who\|year=1907\|volume= 59\|page=102\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA102}}</ref> Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] of 1878 and the [[Anglo-Egyptian War]] of 1882.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARROW3.shtml Sir Edmund George Barrow] Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives</ref> He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to [[Chitral]], [[Kafirstan]], [[Hunza Valley\|Hunza]] and [[Wakhan]] in 1885 and the Anglo-[[Siam]]ese Boundary Commission in 1889.<ref name=lh/> He was made [[Commanding Officer]] of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892,<ref name=lh/> and took part in the [[Tirah Expedition]] to the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]] of India in 1897. He was appointed [[adjutant-general\|deputy adjutant-general]], [[Bengal Army\|Bengal Command]], on 1 April 1900,<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1901</ref> but only three months later, in July 1900 was transferred as [[Chief of Staff]] for the China Expeditionary Force in response to the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name=lh/> after which he was knighted as a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27337 \|date=24 July 1901 \|page=4915 \|supp=y}}</ref> He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the [[Government of India]] in November 1901, with the temporary rank of [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major general]] whilst so employed,<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27403 \|date=4 February 1902 \|page=718 }}</ref> and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in India in 1904.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed General Officer Commanding the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Army]] in India in 1908.<ref name=lh/>
	He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the [[Government of India]] in November 1901, with the temporary rank of [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major-general]] whilst so employed,<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27403 \|date=4 February 1902 \|page=718 }}</ref> and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in India in 1904.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed General Officer Commanding the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Army]] in India in 1908.<ref name=lh/>

	He served in [[World War I]] as [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1914.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a member of the [[Council of India]] in 1917 and retired in 1919.<ref name=lh/>		Barrow served in the [[First World War]] as [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1914.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a member of the [[Council of India]] in 1917 and retired in 1919.<ref name=lh/>

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{{Short description|British Army general (1852–1934)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Sir Edmund Barrow
| image =File:General Sir Edmund George Barrow in 1916.jpg
| caption = Barrow in 1916
| birth_date = 28 January 1852
| death_date = {{dda|3 January 1934|28 January 1852|df=y}}
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place =[[British India]]
| death_place =Milestown, [[Castlebellingham]], [[County Louth]], Ireland
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| nickname =
| allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| branch =[[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]]
| serviceyears =1871–1919
| rank =[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
| unit =
| commands =Hong Kong Regiment [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Army, India]]
| battles =[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Anglo-Egyptian War]] [[Boxer Rebellion]] [[World War I]]
| awards =[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
| relations =
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}}
[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Edmund George Barrow''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB|KCMG}} (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior [[British Army]] officer who went on to be [[Military Secretary to the India Office]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: General Sir Edmund Barrow – The Mesopotamian Campaign |work=[[The Times]] |date=5 January 1934 |page=7 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Barrow was born in [[British India]] to Major-General Joseph Lyons Barrow, R.A., of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="times"/>

==Military career==
Barrow was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] into the [[102nd Regiment of Foot]] in 1871, at age 19.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23812|page=5877|date=29 December 1871}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Barrow, Lieut.-General Sir Edmund George Barrow|magazine=Who's Who|year=1907|volume= 59|page=102|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA102}}</ref> Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] of 1878 and the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War|Anglo-Egyptian War]] of 1882.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARROW3.shtml Sir Edmund George Barrow] Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives</ref> He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to [[Chitral]], [[Kafirstan]], [[Hunza Valley|Hunza]] and [[Wakhan]] in 1885 and the Anglo-[[Siam]]ese Boundary Commission in 1889.<ref name=lh/> He was made [[Commanding Officer]] of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892,<ref name=lh/> and took part in the [[Tirah Expedition]] to the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] of [[India]] in 1897. He was appointed [[adjutant-general|deputy adjutant-general]], [[Bengal Army|Bengal Command]], on 1 April 1900,<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1901</ref> but only three months later, in July 1900 was transferred as [[Chief of Staff]] for the China Expeditionary Force in response to the [[Boxer Rebellion]],<ref name=lh/> after which he was knighted as a [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27337 |date=24 July 1901 |page=4915 |supp=y}}</ref>
He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the [[Government of India]] in November 1901, with the temporary rank of [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-general]] whilst so employed,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27403 |date=4 February 1902 |page=718 }}</ref> and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in India in 1904.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed General Officer Commanding the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Army]] in India in 1908.<ref name=lh/>

He served in [[World War I]] as [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1914.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed a member of the [[Council of India]] in 1917 and retired in 1919.<ref name=lh/>

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