Edmond Elles

Sir Edmond Elles
Born	9 June 1848
Died	6 January 1934
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1867-1908
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Awards	Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Edmond Roche Elles, GCIE KCB (9 June 1848 – 6 January 1934) was a British Army officer who served in Egypt and India during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Military career

Elles entered the Royal Artillery in 1867 and was promoted to Colonel in 1891. He was Assistant Quartermaster-General at Headquarters in India (intelligence branch) when he was in November 1893 appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General Bengal.^[1] In 1900 he was promoted Major-General. He served in Egypt and India, including the Indian Frontier, and became acting Adjutant-General, India in 1900.^[2] In December 1900 he was appointed to command a First class district in India,^[3] but was replaced four months later, in April 1901,^[3] after he had been appointed an Ordinary Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India in March 1901.^[4] He was promoted Lieutenant-general 1907, and retired from the army in 1908.^[2]

In 1908, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Surrey.^[5]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 26500. p. 1883. 3 April 1894.
2. ‘ELLES, Lt-Gen Sir Edmond (Roche)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
3. The London Gazette: no. 27340. p. 5128. 2 August 1901.
4. The London Gazette: no. 27306. p. 2710. 19 April 1901.
5. The London Gazette: no. 28193. p. 8046. 6 November 1908.

External links

• thePeerage.com - Lt Gen Sir Edmond Roche Elles