General Sir John Doran KCB (2 October 1824 – 25 September 1903)[1][2] was a British Army officer from an established Irish family with links to Irish nobility. He saw extensive service in India and the North West Frontier.[3][4] He had originally taken a commission in one of the East India Company Regiments (the 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) in 1842.[5]
Sir John Doran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 October 1824 Ireland |
| Died | 25 September 1903 (aged 78) Surrey, England |
| Service | East India Company, 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry |
| Rank | General |
| Awards | KCB |
In 1893, whilst serving as a senior officer (a lieutenant general) in India, Doran was knighted (KCB).[6][7] He was promoted full general on 1 April 1894.[8]
Family
editDoran's younger brother Robert Doran, also a British Army officer, was killed in the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852.[9]
Doran married Georgina Sultana Magrath in London on 13 November 1856.[10] The Dorans had four sons and four daughters; three of the sons had military careers and serve as officers in World War 1. Two retired in the rank of general. One daughter married a senior British Army officer, and another daughter served as a sister in the Army Nursing Service, and died after contracting gastritis whilst nursing at Carnarvon, Cape Colony, during the Boer War.[11]
This military family had strong links with the County Wexford in Ireland. His father was Major John Doran of Ely House, Wexford. General Doran died in Surrey, England.[12] His wife survived him by a further nine years; she died in Wexford, Ireland in 1912.[13]
References
edit- ^ The baronetage and knightage, by Joseph Foster, page 747.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
- ^ "Published Portraits – Officers and others of Afghanistan campaigns 1878 1879 1880".
- ^ Afghan Campaigns of 1878, 1880, Historical Division, Sydney H Shadbolt
- ^ The East-India Register and Army List, 1845, F Clark.
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, 2 June 1893. Number 26409.
- ^ The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time, Volume 1. Page 265. William Arthur Shaw.
- ^ "No. 26519". The London Gazette. 5 June 1894. pp. 3256–3257.
- ^ Luscombe, Stephen. "The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies". britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1921.
- ^ Stanton, Ellen (24 May 1902). "South Africa 1902 2 April – June – eGGSA Newspaper Extracts". eggsa.org. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1858–1966 & 1973–1995