George Traill (British Army officer)
English cricketer and British Army officer
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George Balfour Traill CB (20 June 1833 — 20 November 1913) was a British Indian Army and British Army officer and an English first-class cricketer.
William Traill (brother)
William Hartopp (brother-in-law)
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| Born | George Balfour Traill 20 June 1833 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 November 1913 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives | James Traill (brother) William Traill (brother) William Hartopp (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1864 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Life
The son of James Traill senior (1794–1873), a Metropolitan police magistrate, and his wife Caroline Whateley, he was the younger brother of James Christie Traill,[1][2] born in June 1833 at Lewisham. He was commissioned into the British Indian Army as a cornet in December 1852.[3] He served during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and was present at the Siege of Delhi, the Battle of Agra and the Siege of Lucknow.[4][5] He was promoted to lieutenant during the rebellion in July 1857,[3] with promotion to second captain following in October 1861, with Traill having transferred from the Bengal Artillery to the Royal Artillery.[6]
As his military career progressed, Traill gained the rank of captain in December 1869,[7] before being promoted to major in July 1874.[8] A further promotion to lieutenant colonel followed, with Traill being appointed to the Staff as an Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General in Ireland in April 1882.[9] He was promoted to colonel in December of that year,[10] before retiring in December 1887 and being granted the honorary rank of major-general.[11] On occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Indian Rebellion, Traill was made a Member of the Order of the Bath in the 1907 Birthday Honours.[12] He died at Battersea Park in November 1913.[5]
Cricketer
Traill played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Middlesex at Islington in 1864.[13] Batting twice in the match, he was ended the MCC's first innings not out on 1, while in their second innings he opened the batting and was dismissed for 4 runs by V. E. Walker.[14]
His brothers James and William both played first-class cricket.
Family
Traill married in 1876 Juliana Evans, 4th daughter of Edward Bourchier Hartopp, as her second husband.[2] She had previously been married to Charles Shuttleworth Holden of Aston Hall, Derbyshire, who died in 1872.[2][15][16] Edward Charles Shuttleworth Holden (1865–1916) was her son by the first marriage.[17]