Robert White (British Army officer)
Sir Robert White | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1827 |
| Died | 17 September 1902 (aged 75) Aghavoe, Queen's County, Ireland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 22nd Brigade Eastern District. |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Robert White KCB (21 February 1827 – 17 September 1902) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Eastern District.
Military career
[edit]White was commissioned into the 17th Light Dragoons on 15 October 1847,[1] and was promoted to lieutenant the following year. Promoted to captain in 1852,[2] he fought and was severely wounded at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 during the Crimean War.[3] He was also badly wounded at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854, when he had his horse shot under him.[4] In 1857 he proceeded with his regiment to India, and served throughout the campaign in Central India 1858–1859, part of the time in command of a flying column. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1860, to colonel in 1865, and to major-general in 1870.[2] He went on to be Commander of the 22nd Brigade, based at Norton Barracks in Worcestershire, in 1873[5] and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in September 1882.[6] Promotion to lieutenant-general followed in 1885, and to general in 1890.[2]
He was also Colonel of the 21st Hussars from 1886 until his death in 1902.[7]
White died at Aghavoe, Queen's County, Ireland on 17 September 1902, after nearly a year's illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 20782". The London Gazette. 15 October 1847. p. 3617.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary - General Sir Robert White". The Times. No. 36877. London. 19 September 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "Battle of Alma". Mersey Times. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Fortescue, J.W. (1895). "A history of the 17th Lancers". Macmillan & Co. p. 138.
- ^ "Norton Barracks". Worcestershire Regiment. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 25577". The London Gazette. 13 April 1886. p. 1780.