Charles Emilius Gold | |
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Born | Woolwich Common, Kent, England | 6 January 1809
Died | 29 July 1871[1] Dover, Kent, England [2] | (aged 62)
Buried | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dover, Kent
[3] |
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Years of service | 1828–1860 [4] |
Rank | Lieutenant General [5] |
Unit | 65th Regiment |
Commands held | New Zealand, 1847–1860 [6] [7] |
Campaigns |
Rebellions of 1837–1838 |
Spouse(s) |
Eleanor Felicia Askin Geddes
(
m. 1839) |
Lieutenant General Charles Emilius Gold (6 January 1809 – 29 July 1871) was an English officer of the 65th Regiment, British Army, and artist of historic importance but limited ability. [11] [12] He was born at Woolwich Common, Kent, England, on 6 January 1809 [13] [14] and obtained a commission in the 65th Regiment by purchase on 28 March 1828. [15]
Gold retired from active service in New Zealand, in consequence of his promotion to the rank of major general, on 1 October 1860, having served 32 years with the 65th Regiment in British Guiana, Barbados (December 1829 – 1833), Canada (September 1838–July 1841), England and New Zealand (January 1847 – 1860). He'd commanded the forces in New Zealand for 14 years, particularly during the first engagements of the First Taranaki War. [16] [17] [12] [14]
He and his wife, Eleanor, had thirteen children. One of their sons, Walter Kelvington Gold (c 1847–1895), was a respected painter and secretary of the South Australian Society of Arts.
Charles Emilius Gold | |
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Born | Woolwich Common, Kent, England | 6 January 1809
Died | 29 July 1871[1] Dover, Kent, England [2] | (aged 62)
Buried | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dover, Kent
[3] |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch |
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Years of service | 1828–1860 [4] |
Rank | Lieutenant General [5] |
Unit | 65th Regiment |
Commands held | New Zealand, 1847–1860 [6] [7] |
Campaigns |
Rebellions of 1837–1838 |
Spouse(s) |
Eleanor Felicia Askin Geddes
(
m. 1839) |
Lieutenant General Charles Emilius Gold (6 January 1809 – 29 July 1871) was an English officer of the 65th Regiment, British Army, and artist of historic importance but limited ability. [11] [12] He was born at Woolwich Common, Kent, England, on 6 January 1809 [13] [14] and obtained a commission in the 65th Regiment by purchase on 28 March 1828. [15]
Gold retired from active service in New Zealand, in consequence of his promotion to the rank of major general, on 1 October 1860, having served 32 years with the 65th Regiment in British Guiana, Barbados (December 1829 – 1833), Canada (September 1838–July 1841), England and New Zealand (January 1847 – 1860). He'd commanded the forces in New Zealand for 14 years, particularly during the first engagements of the First Taranaki War. [16] [17] [12] [14]
He and his wife, Eleanor, had thirteen children. One of their sons, Walter Kelvington Gold (c 1847–1895), was a respected painter and secretary of the South Australian Society of Arts.