Charles Brisbane Ewart | |
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Born | May 15, 1827 |
Died | August 8, 1903 | (aged 76)
Place of birth | Coventry, West Midlands |
Place of death | Folkestone, Kent |
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Years of service | 1845 - 1894 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars |
Crimean War Sudan Expedition |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Charles Brisbane Ewart CB (15 May 1827 – 8 August 1903) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Military career[]
Ewart was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1845.[1] He fought at the Battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[1] He was appointed Deputy Director of Works for Barracks in 1872 and a Member of the Ordnance Committee in 1884.[1] He took part in the Sudan Expedition in 1885 and became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1887 before retiring in 1894.[1]
Family[]
In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart;[1] they had one son.[2]
References[]
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