Edmund Whitmore

Sir Edmund Whitmore
Born8 July 1819
Malta
Died14 December 1890 (1890-12-15) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1841–1885
RankLieutenant General
Battles / warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Augustus Whitmore KCB (8 July 1819 – 14 December 1890) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Born in Malta,[1] Whitmore was commissioned into the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1841.[2] He went on to be Adjutant of his Regiment in 1846.[3]

He served in the Crimean War and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class).[4]

By 1861 he was Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.[5] In 1876 he was made Inspector-General of Recruiting at Army Headquarters.[6]

Appointed Military Secretary in 1880,[7] Whitmore was accused of failing to advance "only the most thorough efficient men".[8] He retired in 1885.[9]

In retirement he became Colonel of the East Lancashire Regiment from 1889 to his death the following year.[10]

He died in 1890.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Malta Family History". Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ^ "No. 20005". The London Gazette. 6 August 1841. p. 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 20687". The London Gazette. 29 December 1846. p. 6025.
  4. ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1255.
  5. ^ "No. 22497". The London Gazette. 29 March 1861. p. 1375.
  6. ^ "No. 24388". The London Gazette. 28 November 1876. p. 6532.
  7. ^ "No. 24828". The London Gazette. 30 March 1880. p. 2309.
  8. ^ Patronage in Pall Mall The West Australian, 8 January 1886
  9. ^ "No. 25524". The London Gazette. 30 October 1885. p. 4980.
  10. ^ "No. 25929". The London Gazette. 30 April 1889. p. 2377.
  11. ^ "No. 26119". The London Gazette. 30 December 1890. p. 7310.
Military offices
Preceded by Military Secretary
1880–1885 		Succeeded by