Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly
Major General Richard Hebden O'Grady-Haly, KCB, DSO (22 February 1841 – 8 July 1911) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada from 1900 to 1902.
Richard O'Grady Haly | |
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 Richard O'Grady Haly | |
| Born | 22 February 1841 Frant, Sussex |
| Died | 8 July 1911 (aged 70) Camberley, Surrey |
| Buried | Frimley, Surrey |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1858–c.1902 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches |
| Relations | General Sir William O'Grady Haly (father) |
Military career
Born the son of General Sir William O'Grady Haly, O'Grady-Haly was commissioned into the British Army in 1858.[1]
He served with the Nile Expedition in 1882 and took part in the action of El Maffar, both actions at Kassassin and the Battle of Tel el-Kebir.[1]
He commanded the Second Column of the Hazara Field Force and was mentioned in dispatches in 1888.[1]
He commanded the 1st Battalion the Suffolk Regiment in India and went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General in Belfast in 1891.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada in 1900.[2]
He also was a surveyor and when he was a lieutenant colonel, and invented a compass clinometer system which was built by Elliott Bros. Pictures of the compass can be seen in the online compass museum COMPASSIPEDIA.[3]
Family
In 1865 he married Geraldine Mary Gostling and they went on to have four daughters.[1]