Robert Onesiphorus Bright
Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright | |
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| Born | 7 July 1823 |
| Died | 15 November 1896 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright GCB (7 July 1823 – 15 November 1896) was a British Army officer.
He was born the son of Robert Bright and the brother of colonial businessman Charles Edward Bright and the MP Richard Bright.
He was educated at
2nd Afghan War of 1878–80.[1]
He was awarded
GCB in 1894. He was given the colonelcy of The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) from 1886 to his death [2] and promoted full general on 1 April 1887.[3]
Bright was a noted cricketer and all-round sportsman and ran a pack of foxhounds named "The Green Howards".[citation needed]
Death
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He died in 1896 at his home in Guildford, Surrey, and was buried in St Mark's Church, Wyke, Surrey. He had married Catherine Miles, the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet, and had three sons and five daughters.
References
- ^ "Robert Onesiphorus Bright". soldiersofthequeen.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 25688". The London Gazette. 1 April 1887. p. 1916.