Edward Newdegate

Sir Edward Newdegate
Born 15 June 1825
Astley, Warwickshire
Died 1 August 1902 (1902-09) (aged 77)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held South-Eastern District
Battles/wars Anglo-Zulu War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Newdigate Newdegate, KCB (15 June 1825 – 1 August 1902) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Newdegate was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade.[1] He served as General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division[2] during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879[3] and went on to be General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in April 1880.[4]

After inheriting Astley Castle in 1887, he became Governor of Bermuda in 1888.[5] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 26 May 1894[6] and a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire 27 August 1898.[7] He was Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment from 1897 to 1902.[8]

He had to amputate first his left, and in July 1902 his right leg.[9] This proved too much of a strain, and he died on 1 August 1902.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20594. p. 1357. 14 April 1846. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "24th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Raugh, Harold (2011). Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. p. 579. ISBN 978-0810872271.
  4. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Arbury Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26516. p. 3116. 26 May 1894. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27001. p. 5262. 2 September 1898. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Devonshire Regiment at the archive of regiments.org". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  9. ↑ "Court Circular". The Times (36824). London. 19 July 1902. p. 12.
  10. ↑ Dryden, Alice (2008). Memorials of Old Warwickshire. Bemrose & Sons. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lord Alexander Russell		 GOC South-Eastern District
1880–1885 		Succeeded by
Percy Feilding
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