Английская Википедия:Henry Clement Wilkinson

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clement Wilkinson Шаблон:Post-nominals (17 April 1837 – 23 November 1908) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North Eastern District.[1]

Early life

Wilkinson was born in Durham, County Durham, the son of Rev. Percival Spearman Wilkinson of Mount Oswald. He was the uncle of Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson.[1]

Military career

Wilkinson was commissioned as an ensign in the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot on 15 February 1856.[2] He saw action at the capture of Gwalior during the Indian Rebellion and then became commanding officer of the 16th The Queen's Lancers in 1870.[3] He went on to be Inspector General of Auxiliary Cavalry at Aldershot in 1877, Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, India, in 1880 and, after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1880, commander of the Cavalry Brigade and Quetta District in 1880.[3] After that he became commander of the Bozdar Field Force in 1881 and then saw action as Commander of the Indian Cavalry Brigade during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[3] He then became commander of the Sialkot Brigade and commander of the Sauger and Presidency Districts in 1882 and General Officer Commanding North Eastern District in 1891 before retiring in 1894.[3]

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 25 June 1897.[4]

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