Edward Graham (British Army officer)

Sir Edward Graham
Birth name	Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham
Born	7 November 1858 Alipore, Calcutta
Died	29 January 1951 (aged 92) Thornbury, Devon, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands	8th Infantry Brigade South Midland Division
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Sir Edward Ritchie Coryton Graham KCB KCMG (7 November 1858 − 29 January 1951) was a British Army officer.[1]

Biography

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1878 and saw action as Assistant Adjutant-General in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[2][3] He became commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade in December 1908 and General Officer Commanding South Midland Division in July 1914[4] before being replaced in August 1914.[5] He then served as a Deputy Adjutant General for the remainder of the war.[3]

He was colonel of the Cheshire Regiment from 1914 to 1928.[6]

References

1. "Obituary: Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Graham". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 31 January 1951. p. 8.
2. "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2697.
3. Walford, Edward (January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 558.
4. "No. 28864". The London Gazette. 7 August 1914. p. 6208.
5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
6. "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by John Keir	GOC South Midland Division July 1914 – August 1914	Succeeded by Henry Heath
Honorary titles
Preceded by William Henry Ralston	Colonel of the Cheshire Regiment 1914−1928	Succeeded by Sir Hastings Anderson