Charles Henry Westmorland

Charles Henry Westmorland was born on 30 June 1856.^[1][2] He was the son of Frederick George Westmorland and Rosa Isabella Josephine (née Joyce).^[3] His first cousin was Percy Thuillier Westmorland.^[3]

Westmorland entered the army in 1874.^[1][2] He saw active service in the Afghan War (1878-9), the Burmese expedition (1887-9), on the North West Frontier (1897-8) and in China (1900).^[1][2] In 1907 he took command of the Karachi Brigade, was made Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1908 Birthday Honours^[4] and relinquished command of the Brigade in 1910.^[1][2] Westmorland retired in 1912 with the honorary rank of Brigadier-General.^[1] At that time he was resident at Hyde Park Mansions, Marylebone Road, London.^[1]

Westmorland died in the home of his sister in Wingham, Kent, England, on 9 February 1916.^[1]