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| honorific_prefix = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | |||
| name = Sir Edmund Barrow | | name = Sir Edmund Barrow | ||
| image = | | 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 | ||
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| death_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1852|01|28|df=yes}} | ||
| | | 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 | |||
| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = | ||
| allegiance = United Kingdom | |||
| branch = [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] | |||
| serviceyears = 1871–1919 | |||
| rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | |||
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| branch =[[ | | 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]] | ||
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| battles =[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[ | |||
| 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 | [[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 | 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 [[ | 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 | |||
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/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Sir Edmund Barrow | |
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 Barrow in 1916 | |
| Born | 28 January 1852 British India |
| Died | 3 January 1934 (aged 81) Milestown, Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1871–1919 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Southern Army, India 1st (Peshawar) Division Hong Kong Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War Boxer Rebellion First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Edmund George Barrow, 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.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
Military career[edit | edit source]
Barrow was commissioned into the 102nd Regiment of Foot in 1871, at age 19.[2][3] Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878 and the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882.[4] He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to Chitral, Kafirstan, Hunza and Wakhan in 1885 and the Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission in 1889.[4] He was made Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892,[4] and took part in the Tirah Expedition to the North West Frontier of India in 1897. He was appointed deputy adjutant-general, Bengal Command, on 1 April 1900,[5] 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,[4] after which he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.[6] He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the Government of India in November 1901, with the temporary rank of Major general whilst so employed,[7] and General Officer Commanding 1st (Peshawar) Division in India in 1904.[4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Southern Army in India in 1908.[4]
Barrow served in the First World War as Military Secretary to the India Office from 1914.[4] He was appointed a member of the Council of India in 1917 and retired in 1919.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Obituary: General Sir Edmund Barrow – The Mesopotamian Campaign". The Times. 5 January 1934. p. 7.
- ↑ "No. 23812". The London Gazette. 29 December 1871. p. 5877.
- ↑ "Barrow, Lieut.-General Sir Edmund George Barrow". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 102.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Sir Edmund George Barrow Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1901
- ↑ "No. 27337". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 July 1901. p. 4915.
- ↑ "No. 27403". The London Gazette. 4 February 1902. p. 718.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Archibald Hunter |
GOC-in-C, Southern Army, India 1908–1912 |
Succeeded by Sir John Nixon |
| Preceded by Sir Beauchamp Duff |
Military Secretary to the India Office 1914–1917 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert Cox |