Richard Harrison (British Army officer)
Sir Richard Harrison | |
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Born | 26 May 1837 |
Died | 25 September 1931 | (aged 94)
Allegiance | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (Ottoman Empire)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John Order of Osmanieh |
Personal life
Born in Essex, he was the second son of Benjamin John Harrison and his wife Emily, daughter of Richard Hall.[2] Harrison was educated at Harrow School.[2] In 1870, he married Amy, the daughter of J. Doyle O'Brien and had by her a son and three daughters.[3] Harrison died at Galmpton, near Brixham in 1931, aged 94.[1]
Military career
Early years
He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and became a lieutenant in 1855.[1] Harrison fought at Scutari during the Crimean War in 1856.[4] During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he took part in the Siege of Lucknow and in the following year, he went into the regions of Rohilkhand and Awadh.[4] Thereafter Harrison was sent to China, taking part in the Second Opium War, where he was present in the Battle of Taku Forts (1860) and its following capture.[4] He was advanced to 2nd captain in 1862 and after two years to major.[3] In 1877, he won a gold medal by the Engineers for an essay he had written.[3]
First commandos
When in 1879 the
Later years
In 1890, he obtained the command of the
References
- ^ a b c "Crimea Veteran dead". The Straits Times. 29 October 1931. p. 18.
- ^ a b c Walford, Edward (1919). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. p. 620.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Who is Who 1926. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1926. p. 1291.
- ^ a b c d Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. Vol. I. London: Hurst & Blackett. pp. 886–887.
- ^ "No. 25939". The London Gazette. 25 May 1889. p. 2873.
- ^ "No. 26393". The London Gazette. 18 April 1893. p. 2293.
- ^ "No. 26622". The London Gazette. 7 May 1895. p. 2632.
- ^ "No. 26906". The London Gazette. 2 November 1897. p. 5995.
- ^ "No. 26961". The London Gazette. 26 April 1898. p. 2592.
- ^ "No. 27032". The London Gazette. 13 December 1898. p. 8045.
- ^ "No. 27550". The London Gazette. 8 May 1903. p. 2923.
- ^ "No. 27568". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1903. p. 4009.
- ^ "No. 27971". The London Gazette. 27 November 1906. p. 8301.
- ^ "No. 28205". The London Gazette. 15 December 1908. p. 9561.
- ^ "No. 28202". The London Gazette. 4 December 1908. p. 9296.
- ^ "No. 28225". The London Gazette. 19 February 1909. p. 1313.
- ^ "No. 32193". The London Gazette. 14 January 1921. p. 376.
External links
- Portraits of Sir Richard Harrison at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Recollections of a life in the British Army, Harrison's memoirs