Major-General Sir Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham KCB KCMG (7 November 1858 − 29 January 1951) was a British Army officer.[1]
Sir Edward Graham | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham |
| Born | 7 November 1858 Alipore, Calcutta |
| Died | 29 January 1951 (aged 92) Thornbury, Devon, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 8th Infantry Brigade South Midland Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Biography
editEducated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1878 and saw action as Assistant Adjutant-General in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[2][3] He became commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in December 1908 and General Officer Commanding South Midland Division in July 1914[4] before being replaced in August 1914.[5] He then served as a Deputy Adjutant General for the remainder of the war.[3]
He was colonel of the Cheshire Regiment from 1914 to 1928.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary: Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Graham". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 31 January 1951. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2697.
- ^ a b Walford, Edward (January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 558.
- ^ "No. 28864". The London Gazette. 7 August 1914. p. 6208.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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