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Henry Thomas Arbuthnot, CB | |
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| Born | 16 October 1834 |
| Died | 3 May 1919 Ramsay House, Shooter's Hill |
| Occupation(s) | Major General, Royal Artillery |
| Spouse | Anna Jane Mowbray |
| Children | Major George Holme Arbuthnot |
| Relatives | Son of George Arbuthnot of Farm Hill and grandson of General Sir Robert Arbuthnot. |
| Website | "Family tree". |
Henry Thomas Arbuthnot, CB (16 October, 1834 - 3 May, 1919) was a Major General in the British Royal Horse Artillery.
Born in Gaddington, Middlesex, Arbuthnot entered the army in 1853 and served as an artillery officer in the Crimean War. He was present at the battles of Alma and Inkerman. Later serving during the Indian Mutiny, he was present at the siege and capture of Lucknow in 1857. [1]
Arbuthnot later held a series of senior adminstrative posts during the 1870s and 1880s, including superintendent of the Small Arms Factory at Enfield, [2] and a member of the Committee on Small Arms. He was responsible for the development of the Arbuthnot Loader. [3] He was later made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
Further reading
[edit]- Arbuthnot, Ada Jane (Evelyn). Memories of the Arbuthnots of Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire. London: G. Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1920.
- Arbuthnot, Sir Alexander J. Memories of Rugby and India. London: T. F. Unwin, 1910.
- Jocelyn, Julian Robert John. The History of the Royal Artillery (Crimean Period). London: J. Murray, 1911.
- Walford, Edward T. Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1883.
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Edmund. The Annual Register. London: Rivingtons, 1920. (pg. 194)
- ^ "England's New Military Rifle". New York Times. 28 Jun 1886
- ^ http://p223.ezboard.com/fbritishmilitariaforumsfrm1.showNextMessage?topicID=2042.topic