Frederick Charles Keyser
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Charles Keyser CB (1841–1920) was a Commanding Officer in the Royal Fusiliers.[1][2][3][4][5] Under Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, he was in Command of the Signalling Party during the Egyptian Campaign of 1882.[1] He was present at the Battle of Tell El Kebir after which he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[1] His last appointment in the Army was Inspector-General of Signalling, a position he held for five years.[1] He married twice, his second wife being the daughter of Sir Benjamin Gordon KCB, who survived him.[1][6]
Frederick Charles Keyser | |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Commands held | Royal Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Tell El Kebir |
References
- Obituary in The Times, Colonel F.C. Keyser C.B., 6 April 1920, p.13
- "No. 22145". The London Gazette. 28 May 1858. p. 2638.
- "No. 26956". The London Gazette. 12 April 1898. p. 2353.
- "Colonel Frederick Charles Keyser". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- Luscombe, Stephen. "Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ...: Including All the Titled Classes". S. Low, Marston & Company. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Google Books.
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