| Sir Arthur Power Palmer | |
|---|---|
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File:Arthurppalmer.png Sir Arthur Power Palmer | |
| Born | June 25, 1840 |
| Died | February 28, 1904 (aged 63) |
| Place of birth | Kurubul, India |
| Place of death | London, United Kingdom |
| Buried at | Brompton Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Indian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Indian Army |
| Battles/wars | Tirah Campaign |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Arthur Power Palmer GCB GCIE (25 June 1840 – 28 February 1904) was Commander-in-Chief, India between March 1900 and December 1902.
Military career[]
Power Palmer was born in June 1840, at Karnaul (Karnal), India, the son of Nicholas Palmer and Rebecca Carter.[1] Educated at Cheltenham College, he was commissioned into the 5th Bengal Native Infantry in 1857.[2] He took part in subduing the Indian Mutiny in 1857.[2]
In 1880, he was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General in Bengal and in 1885 was Commander of the 9th Bengal Cavalry for the Suakin Expedition.[2] In 1897 he took part in the Tirah Campaign.[2] He was also General Officer Commanding 2nd Division during the action at Chagru Kotal.[2]
In 1898, he became Commander-in-Chief Punjab Command and 19 March 1900 he became Commander-in-Chief, India,[3] a post he held for two years.[2]
He died in London in 1904 and is buried at Brompton Cemetery[2]
Honours[]
- KCB: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- GCB: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- GCIE: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire - 9 November 1901 - King´s birthday Honours[4]
Family[]
In 1867 he married Julia Helen Aylmer[5] who died in October 1896 and is buried at the Old Christian Cemetery, Abbottabad,[6] Pakistan ; then in 1898 he married Constance Gabrielle Richardson and together they went on to have two daughters[2] After Constance's death in 1912 the girls were informally adopted by Horace and Olive Smith-Dorrien.
Further reading[]
- Who Was Who 1897–1916 p545
- Oxford Dictionary of national Biography pp475–6
References[]
- ↑ British Library IOR Ref No. N/1/56f.124, and L/MIL/9/240f.325
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Arthur Power Palmer at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ "No. 27299". 26 March 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27299/page/
- ↑ "No. 27374". 9 November 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27374/page/
- ↑ British Library IOR Ref No. N/1/121/92
- ↑ British Library IOR Ref No. N/1/254/225
External links[]
- NEW COMMANDER IN INDIA.; Gen. Sir Arthur Power Palmer Succeeds Gen. Sir William Lockhart The New York Times 17 January 1898
- Papers of Sir Ralph Oakden
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