Oliver Newmarch

Sir Oliver Newmarch
Born 31 October 1834
Bengal, India
Died 16 February 1920
London, United Kingdom
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Indian Army
Rank Major-General
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Major-General Sir Oliver Richardson Newmarch KCSI (1834–1920) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.

Military career

Born the son of Doctor Newmarch and Violet, daughter of Colonel Sherwood, Royal Artillery, Newmarch was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford.[1] Newmarch was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps and posted to the 44th Native Infantry.[2]

He saw service during the Indian Mutiny, in actions at Agra, Gunga and Pattialee.

He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1889[3] and in that role was appointed KCSI in 1894.[4]

Family

In 1858 he married Mary Isabella Parke and they went on to have one son and one daughters. She died in 1867 and he then married Agnes Mary Norman in 1874.[5][6]

References

  1. Who's Who, 1916
  2. The London Gazette: no. 22686. p. 6160. 2 December 1862. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
  4. The London Gazette: no. 26516. p. 3117. 26 May 1894. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  5. Who's Who, 1916
  6. William Walker's relatives
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Allen Johnson
Military Secretary to the India Office
18891899
Succeeded by
Sir Edward Stedman
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