Charles Edward Nairne
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Nairne | |
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| Born | 30 June 1836 |
| Died | 19 February 1899 (aged 62) |
Early life
He was the son of Captain Alexander Nairne, a military officer in the East India Company.[2]
Educated at
Career
During the
In 1882 he took part in the
In 1892 Nairne was appointed to the command of the Division at Meerut, and the following year he became Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army (renamed Bombay Command in 1895).[1] He was promoted Lieutenant-General in November 1895[5] and became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in June 1898.[6] He was acting Commander-in-Chief, India from March to November 1898.[1]
Death
He died suddenly on 19 February 1899 and was buried with military honours at Charlton Cemetery in London on 22 February.[1]
Family
In 1860 he married Sophie Addison.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i E. M. Lloyd; James Falkner (2004). "Charles Edward Nairne". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography. Supplement. United Kingdom, Smith, Elder, & Company, 1901.
- ^ a b c d Vibart, Henry Meredith. Addiscombe, Its Heroes and Men of Note; by Colonel H. M. Vibart... With an Introduction by Lord Roberts of Kandahar.... N.p., A. Constable and Company, 1894.
- ^ "No. 25169". The London Gazette. 17 November 1882. p. 5166.
- ^ "No. 26687". The London Gazette. 10 December 1895. p. 7137.
- ^ "No. 26947". The London Gazette. 14 March 1898. p. 1682.
- ^ Baker & Smart Pedigree 1902
Sources
Lloyd, Ernest Marsh (1901). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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