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Sir Coleridge Grove Born 1839 Died 1920 Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1863 - 1901 Rank Major-General Battles/wars Mahdist War Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Major-General Sir Coleridge Grove KCB (1839–1920) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career
Grove was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He went on to serve in Egypt and Sudan.[2] He became Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Ireland in 1882[3] and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters in 1883[4] moving on to be Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War in 1886[5] and Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters after that.[6]
Appointed Military Secretary in 1896,[7] he developed plans for universal military training in the British Army.[8] He retired in 1901.[9]
He was also Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment from 1901 to 1920.[10]
He had in his possessions a large Elizabethan chest[11] which was lost in a great fire in Brussels in 1910.[12] He died in 1920.[13]
References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 22717. p. 1514. 17 March 1863. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ The War Office The Thames Star, 5 May 1900
- ^ London Gazette: no. 25106. p. 2222. 12 May 1882. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 25196. p. 722. 9 February 1883. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 25583. p. 2127. 4 May 1886. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 26572. p. 6508. 20 November 1894. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 26736. p. 2647. 5 May 1896. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ The Papers of Leopold Amery January 1903 - November 1928
- ^ London Gazette: no. 27360. p. 6400. 1 October 1901. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ The East Yorkshire Regiment
- ^ Vanishing England, by P. H. Ditchfield, Illustrated by Fred Roe, Page 197
- ^ English Collectors Losses at Brussels: Many Exquisite and Precious Things Destroyed in the Fire at the Exhibition New York Times, 28 August 1910
- ^ The Arts Club and its Members by G A F Rogers, Page 80
Military offices Preceded by
Sir Reginald GippsMilitary Secretary
1896–1901Succeeded by
Sir Ian HamiltonPreceded by
William HardyColonel of The East Yorkshire Regiment
1901–1920Succeeded by
Francis Seymour InglefieldCategories:- 1839 births
- 1920 deaths
- British Army generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- East Yorkshire Regiment officers
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