Robert William Lowry (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Robert William Lowry CB (20 March 1824 – 8 June 1905) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).

Robert William Lowry
Born20 March 1824
Drumreagh, County Tyrone
Died8 June 1905(1905-06-08) (aged 81)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
Battles/warsCrimean War
Fenian raids
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Educated in Dungannon and Belfast, Lowry was commissioned into the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot[1] and served with his regiment in the Crimean War in Winter 1854 and then in Malta in January 1857.[2] He commanded field forces in the Fenian raids in 1866.[1] He became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1894 and died in 1905.[3][4]

References

  1. "Robert William Lowry (1824–1905)". New Ulster Biography. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. "The British Garrison in Malta". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. "No. 26492". The London Gazette. 6 March 1894. p. 1370.
  4. "Obituary". The Times. 9 June 1905. p. 9.
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