Oliver Newmarch

Sir Oliver Newmarch
Born	1835 Bengal, India
Died	1920 London, United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Major-General
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Major-General Sir Oliver Richardson Newmarch KCSI (1835–1920) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.

Military career

Newmarch was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps and posted to the 44th Native Infantry.^[1]

He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1889^[2] and in that role was appointed KCSI in 1894.^[3]

Family

In 1858 he married Mary Isabella Parke and they went on to have four daughters.^[4]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: no. 22686. p. 6160. 2 December 1862. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
2. ^ The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0719035708
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 26516. p. 3117. 26 May 1894. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
4. ^ William Walker's relatives

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Allen Johnson	Military Secretary to the India Office 1889–1899	Succeeded by Sir Edward Stedman

Persondata
Name	Newmarch, Oliver
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Date of birth	1835
Place of birth	Bengal, India
Date of death	1920
Place of death	London, United Kingdom