General Sir Henry Fane Grant, GCB, GCVO (13 December 1848 – 22 April 1919) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 1903 to 1906. He was Governor of Malta from 1907 to 1909.
Sir Henry Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1848 |
| Died | 22 April 1919 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1868–1909 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 5th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Nile Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| Relations | General Sir Patrick Grant (father) |
| Other work | Governor of Malta (1907–09) |
Military career
editBorn the son of General Sir Patrick Grant, Grant was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1868 and took part in the Nile Expedition in 1884.[1] He became Assistant Adjutant-General in Bengal in 1891, Inspector-General of Cavalry in India in 1893,[2] and Inspector of Cavalry in the United Kingdom in 1898.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1903 and Governor of Malta in 1907 before he retired in 1909.[1]
In retirement Grant became Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[3] He was killed while out rabbit-shooting in Scotland,[4] and is commemorated by a memorial tablet at Duthil Church near Carrbridge.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ The county families of the United Kingdom, or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (Volume ed.59, yr.1919) by Edward Walford, p.396
- ^ a b Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 22 November 1919
- ^ Carrbridge Community Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine