Arthur Edward Hardinge

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Military career

Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41st Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1] He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India.[1] In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards.[2] He went to the Crimea as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1854 and was present at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Balaclava, Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol.[1] He became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe in 1856 and became Equerry to Prince Albert in 1858 and, following Albert's death, he became Equerry to Queen Victoria.[1]

In 1881 he was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army and colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers until 1886, when he was transferred to be Governor of Gibraltar and colonel of the 1st Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.[1] He was promoted full general on 1 April 1883. On his return to England in 1890, he transferred to be colonel of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards until his death. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1886.[3]

He died on 15 July 1892 from injuries received in a carriage accident at Weymouth and was buried in the churchyard of St. Peter, Fordcombe, Kent.[3]

Family

On 30 December 1858, he married Mary Georgina Frances Ellis, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Augustus Frederick Ellis, and had one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f Arthur Edward Hardinge at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ↑ Announcement War Office, 22 June 1849
  3. ↑ a b Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Script error: No such module "template wrapper".

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Military offices
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Government offices
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