Sir Arthur Borton | |
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File:File:General Sir Arthur Borton.jpg Sir Arthur Borton | |
Born | January 20, 1814 |
Died | September 7, 1893 | (aged 79)
Place of birth | Blofield, Norfolk, England |
Place of death | London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1832 - 1884 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Mysore division |
Battles/wars |
First Anglo-Sikh War Crimean War |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Other work | Governor of Malta |
General Sir Arthur Borton GCB GCMG (20 January 1814 - 7 September 1893) was a British Army officer who became Governor of Malta.
Early life[]
Blofield was born on 20 January 1814 in Blofield, Norfolk where his father John Drew Borton was the rector.[1] He was educated at Eton College and the Military College, Sandhurst.[1]
Military career[]
Borton was commissioned into the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot in 1832.[2] He took part in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 and then commanded his regiment at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[2] He became commander of an infantry brigade at the Curragh in Ireland in 1866 and General Officer Commanding the Mysore division of the Madras Army in 1870 and, having been promoted to full general in 1877,[3] he went on to be Governor of Malta in 1878 before retiring in 1884.[2]
Family life[]
Borton married Caroline Mary Georgina Close in 1850, he died at his home 105 Eaton Place, London on 7 September 1893 aged 80.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Obituary." Times [London, England] 8 Sept. 1893: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 23 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ The British Almanac, p. 69
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