Edward Graham (British Army officer)
British Army general (1859–1951)
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Major-General Sir Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham KCB KCMG (7 November 1858 − 29 January 1951) was a British Army officer.[1]
Sir Edward Graham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham 7 November 1858 |
| Died | 29 January 1951 (aged 92) Thornbury, Devon, England |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 8th Infantry Brigade South Midland Division |
Conflicts | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Biography
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1878 and became an adjutant in July 1884.[2] He was promoted to captain in September 1885,[3] attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1891 to 1892,[4] and was granted the rank of major in October 1894.[5]
He saw action as an assistant provost marshal from February 1900[6] and later an assistant adjutant general in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[7][8]
He was promoted to colonel and succeeded Colonel Frederick Robb as an assistant adjutant general at the War Office in January 1905.[9] He became a temporary brigadier general and became commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in December 1908[10] and, made a major general in February 1912,[11] was general officer commanding of the South Midland Division, taking over from Major General John Keir, in July 1914[12] before being replaced in August.[13]
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1915 Birthday Honours.[14] He then served as a Deputy Adjutant General for the remainder of the war.[8]
He was colonel of the Cheshire Regiment from April 1914[15] to 1928.[16]