Sir Edmund Barrow | |
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Born | 28 January 1852 British India |
Died | 3 January 1934 Milestown, Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland | (aged 81)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1871–1919 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Hong Kong Regiment 1st (Peshawar) Division Southern Army, India |
Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War Boxer Rebellion World War I |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Edmund George Barrow GCB KCMG (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office. [1]
Barrow was born in British India to Major-General Joseph Lyons Barrow, R.A., of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at Marlborough College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1]
Barrow was commissioned into the 102nd Regiment of Foot in 1871, at age 19. [2] [3] Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878 and the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. [4] He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to Chitral, Kafirstan, Hunza and Wakhan in 1885 and the Anglo- Siamese Boundary Commission in 1889. [4] He was made Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892, [4] and took part in the Tirah Expedition to the North West Frontier of India in 1897. He was appointed deputy adjutant-general, Bengal Command, on 1 April 1900, [5] but only three months later, in July 1900 was transferred as Chief of Staff for the China Expeditionary Force in response to the Boxer Rebellion, [4] after which he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). [6] He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the Government of India in November 1901, with the temporary rank of Major-general whilst so employed, [7] and General Officer Commanding 1st (Peshawar) Division in India in 1904. [4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Southern Army in India in 1908. [4]
He served in World War I as Military Secretary to the India Office from 1914. [4] He was appointed a member of the Council of India in 1917 and retired in 1919. [4]
Sir Edmund Barrow | |
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![]() Barrow in 1916 | |
Born | 28 January 1852 British India |
Died | 3 January 1934 Milestown, Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland | (aged 81)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1871–1919 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Hong Kong Regiment 1st (Peshawar) Division Southern Army, India |
Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War Boxer Rebellion World War I |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Edmund George Barrow GCB KCMG (28 January 1852 – 3 January 1934) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office. [1]
Barrow was born in British India to Major-General Joseph Lyons Barrow, R.A., of the Madras Army, and his wife, Alicia. He was educated at Marlborough College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1]
Barrow was commissioned into the 102nd Regiment of Foot in 1871, at age 19. [2] [3] Having joined the Indian Army in 1877, he served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878 and the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. [4] He was a member of the Lockhart Boundary Commission to Chitral, Kafirstan, Hunza and Wakhan in 1885 and the Anglo- Siamese Boundary Commission in 1889. [4] He was made Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Regiment in 1892, [4] and took part in the Tirah Expedition to the North West Frontier of India in 1897. He was appointed deputy adjutant-general, Bengal Command, on 1 April 1900, [5] but only three months later, in July 1900 was transferred as Chief of Staff for the China Expeditionary Force in response to the Boxer Rebellion, [4] after which he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). [6] He was appointed Secretary to the Military Department of the Government of India in November 1901, with the temporary rank of Major-general whilst so employed, [7] and General Officer Commanding 1st (Peshawar) Division in India in 1904. [4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Southern Army in India in 1908. [4]
He served in World War I as Military Secretary to the India Office from 1914. [4] He was appointed a member of the Council of India in 1917 and retired in 1919. [4]