Henry Kelham

Brigadier-General Henry Robert Kelham CB (1853 – 4 October 1931) was a senior British Army officer.

Henry Kelham
Born1853
Died4 October 1931
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier-General
Commands held3rd Bn Highland Light Infantry
Lowland Division
Battles/warsAnglo–Egyptian War
Second Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Kelham was commissioned into the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1873.[1][2] He fought at the Battle of Tell El Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo–Egyptian War.[3] and then served as commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Highland Light Infantry during the Second Boer War for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[4] He went on to become General Officer Commanding Lowland Division in April 1908 before retiring in March 1910.[5]

References

  1. "No. 24236". The London Gazette. 13 August 1875. p. 4073.
  2. "Obituary: Henry Robert Kelham". Society of Ornithologists. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1932.tb07617.x. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. "Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour". Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. "Mentions in despatches - Army". Anglo-Boer War. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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