Robert Biddulph (British Army officer)
| Sir Robert Biddulph | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1835 |
| Died | 18 November 1918 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Cyprus Gibraltar |
| Battles/wars |
Crimean War Indian Rebellion |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Robert Biddulph GCB GCMG (26 August 1835 – 18 November 1918) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Educated at Twyford School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Biddulph was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1853.[1] He served in the Crimean War and was present at the Siege of Sevastopol in 1854.[1] He was Brigade Major during the Siege of Lucknow in 1857.[1]
In 1871 he was selected to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office and then in 1879 he succeeded Sir Garnet Wolseley as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus.[1] In 1886 he returned to London to be Inspector-General of Recruiting and two years later became Director-General of Military Education.[1] In 1893 he was briefly Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[2] Later that year he became Governor of Gibraltar.[1]
His final appointment, in 1904, was as Army Purchase Commissioner: in that capacity he abolished the purchase of commissions.[1]
He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[3] Biddulph's Gate in Famagusta in Cyprus is named after him.[4]
Family
In 1864 he married Sophia Lambert and together they went on to have four sons and six daughters.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Robert Biddulph at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ "Sitter: General Sir Robert Biddulph (1835-1918).". Lafayette Negative Archive.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27086. p. 3585. 3 June 1899. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Italian Renaissance House and Biddulph Gate Famagusta, North Cyprus
- ↑ The Peerage.com
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Baker |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1893 |
Succeeded by Sir Evelyn Wood |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Lothian Nicholson |
Governor of Gibraltar 1893–1900 |
Succeeded by Sir George Stuart White |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Lord Roberts |
Master Gunner, St James's Park 1914–1918 |
Succeeded by Francis Ward |
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