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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3rd Bn Highland Light Infantry Lowland Division |
| Battles / wars | Anglo–Egyptian War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General Henry Robert Kelham CB (1853 – 4 October 1931) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career[]
Kelham was commissioned into the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1873.[1][2] He fought at the Battle of Tell El Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo–Egyptian War.[3] and then served as commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Highland Light Infantry during the Second Boer War for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[4] He went on to become General Officer Commanding Lowland Division in April 1908 before retiring in March 1910.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 24236". 13 August 1875. p. 4073. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24236/page/4073
- ↑ "Obituary: Henry Robert Kelham". Society of Ornithologists. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1932.tb07617.x. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. "Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour". http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-2-dxo/page-15-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-2-dxo.shtml. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Mentions in despatches - Army". Anglo-Boer War. https://www.angloboerwar.com/other-information/16-other-information/1843-mentions-in-despatches-army. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Army Commands". https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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