Английская Википедия:Edmund Barrow

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person General Sir Edmund George Barrow Шаблон:Postnominals (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.[1]

Early life and education

Barrow was born in British India to Major-General Joseph Lyons Barrow, R.A., of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at Marlborough College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1]

Military career

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 (KCB).[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]

He served in World War I 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]

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