Robert William Lowry | |
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Born | 20 March 1824 Drumreagh, County Tyrone |
Died | 8 June 1905 | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Crimean War Fenian raids |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Robert William Lowry CB (20 March 1824 – 8 June 1905) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).
Educated in Dungannon and Belfast, Lowry was commissioned into the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot [1] and served with his regiment in the Crimean War in Winter 1854 and then in Malta in January 1857. [2] He commanded field forces in the Fenian raids in 1866. [1] He became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1894 and died in 1905. [3] [4]
Robert William Lowry | |
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Born | 20 March 1824 Drumreagh, County Tyrone |
Died | 8 June 1905 | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Crimean War Fenian raids |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Robert William Lowry CB (20 March 1824 – 8 June 1905) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).
Educated in Dungannon and Belfast, Lowry was commissioned into the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot [1] and served with his regiment in the Crimean War in Winter 1854 and then in Malta in January 1857. [2] He commanded field forces in the Fenian raids in 1866. [1] He became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1894 and died in 1905. [3] [4]