Edmund Whitmore

Sir Edmund Whitmore
Born	8 July 1819 Malta
Died	14 December 1890 (aged 71)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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.

Military career

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.^[10]

He died in 1890.^[11]

References

1. Malta Family History
2. The London Gazette: no. 20005. p. 2021. 6 August 1841. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
3. The London Gazette: no. 20687. p. 6025. 29 December 1846. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
4. The London Gazette: no. 22107. p. 1255. 2 March 1858. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
5. The London Gazette: no. 22497. p. 1375. 29 March 1861. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
6. The London Gazette: no. 24388. p. 6532. 28 November 1876. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
7. The London Gazette: no. 24828. p. 2309. 30 March 1880. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
8. Patronage in Pall Mall The West Australian, 8 January 1886
9. The London Gazette: no. 25524. p. 4980. 30 October 1885. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
10. The London Gazette: no. 25929. p. 2377. 30 April 1889. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
11. The London Gazette: no. 26119. p. 7310. 30 December 1890. Retrieved 2010-05-08.