Sir Edmund Whitmore | |
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Born | 8 July 1819 Malta |
Died | 14 December 1890 | (aged 71)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1841–1885 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Augustus Whitmore KCB (8 July 1819 – 14 December 1890) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Born in Malta, [1] Whitmore was commissioned into the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1841. [2] He went on to be Adjutant of his Regiment in 1846. [3]
He served in the Crimean War and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class). [4]
By 1861 he was Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. [5] In 1876 he was made Inspector-General of Recruiting at Army Headquarters. [6]
Appointed Military Secretary in 1880, [7] Whitmore was accused of failing to advance "only the most thorough efficient men". [8] He retired in 1885. [9]
In retirement he became Colonel of the East Lancashire Regiment from 1889 to his death the following year. [10]
He died in 1890. [11]