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	'''Sir Michael Joseph Tighe''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCMG\|KCB\|CIE\|DSO}} (1864–1925) was a [[British Army]] general who served in [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East Africa]] during [[World War I]].		'''Sir Michael Joseph Tighe''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCMG\|KCB\|CIE\|DSO}} (1864–1925) was a [[British Army]] general who served in [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East Africa]] during [[World War I]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Tighe was born on 21 May 1864. He graduated from [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst\|Sandhurst Military College]] and was commissioned in the [[British Army]] in 1883; joining the new [[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)\|Leinster Regiment]]. He served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]], in Burma, China, East Africa and Persia, and also received the [[Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar]] (2nd class).		Tighe was born on 21 May 1864. He graduated from [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst\|Sandhurst Military College]] and was commissioned in the [[British Army]] in August 1883; joining the new [[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)\|Leinster Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25262\|page=4171\|date=24 August 1883}}</ref> He served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]], in Burma, China, East Africa and Persia, and also received the [[Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar]] (2nd class).
	Tighe commanded the [[56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)\|56th Punjabi Rifles]] before retiring in 1913.		Tighe commanded the [[56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)\|56th Punjabi Rifles]] before retiring in 1913.
	~~[[File:East Sheen Cemetery, Sir Michael Joseph Tighe grave.jpg\|thumb\|East Sheen Cemetery]]~~
	He returned to service during [[World War I]], serving as a [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)\|Brigadier-General]] in the [[East African ~~Campaign~~ (World War I)\|East African ~~Campaign~~]] against the Germans under [[Oberst\|Colonel]] [[Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Jaques \|first=Tony \|year=2007 \|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|page=487 \|isbn=9780313335365}}</ref> In 1917 he was posted to India and later retired again, with the rank of [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-General]].		He returned to service during [[World War I]], serving as a [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)\|Brigadier-General]] in the [[East African campaign (World War I)\|East African campaign]] against the Germans under [[Oberst\|Colonel]] [[Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Jaques \|first=Tony \|year=2007 \|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O \|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group \|page=487 \|isbn=9780313335365}}</ref> In 1917 he was posted to India and later retired again, with the rank of [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-General]].

	He died in London on 5 September 1925.		He died in London on 5 September 1925.

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	'''Sir Michael Joseph Tighe''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCMG\|KCB\|CIE\|DSO}} (1864–1925) was a [[British Army]] general who served in [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East Africa]] during [[World War I]].		'''Sir Michael Joseph Tighe''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCMG\|KCB\|CIE\|DSO}} (1864–1925) was a [[British Army]] general who served in [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East Africa]] during [[World War I]].

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{{Short description|British Army general (1964–1925)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2022}}
[[File:Michael Tighe Obituary.jpg|thumb|right|Obituary of Gen. Tighe]]
'''Sir Michael Joseph Tighe''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG|KCB|CIE|DSO}} (1864–1925) was a [[British Army]] general who served in [[East African Campaign (World War I)|East Africa]] during [[World War I]].

==Biography==
Tighe was born on 21 May 1864. He graduated from [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Sandhurst Military College]] and was commissioned in the [[British Army]] in 1883; joining the new [[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)|Leinster Regiment]]. He served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]], in Burma, China, East Africa and Persia, and also received the [[Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar]] (2nd class).
Tighe commanded the [[56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)|56th Punjabi Rifles]] before retiring in 1913.
[[File:East Sheen Cemetery, Sir Michael Joseph Tighe grave.jpg|thumb|East Sheen Cemetery]]
He returned to service during [[World War I]], serving as a [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)|Brigadier-General]] in the [[East African Campaign (World War I)|East African Campaign]] against the Germans under [[Oberst|Colonel]] [[Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Jaques |first=Tony |year=2007 |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |page=487 |isbn=9780313335365}}</ref> In 1917 he was posted to India and later retired again, with the rank of [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]].

He died in London on 5 September 1925.

==References==
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[[Category:1864 births]]
[[Category:1925 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Army generals of World War I]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War]]
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order]]
[[Category:Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment officers]]