Oliver Newmarch

Sir Oliver Newmarch
Born	1834 Bengal, India
Died	16 February 1920(1920-02-16) (aged 85) London, United Kingdom
Buried	Brompton Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service	British Indian Army Bengal Army
Rank	Major-General
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Alma mater	Charterhouse School Merton College
Spouse(s)	Mary Isabella Parke ​ ​ (m. 1858; died 1867)​ Agnes Mary Norman ​ (m. 1874)​
Children	two

Major-General Sir Oliver Richardson Newmarch KCSI (1834–1920) was a senior British Indian Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the India Office.

Military career

Born the son of Doctor Newmarch and Violet, daughter of Colonel Sherwood, Royal Artillery, Newmarch was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford.[1] Newmarch entered the Indian Army in 1855, and was later commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps and posted to the 44th Native Infantry.[2][3]

Newmarch saw service during the Indian Mutiny and received a medal for his work during it.[3]

Newmarch served as the Military Secretary to the Government of India from 1884 to 1887.[3] Newmarch was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1889 and served in that role until 1899.[4] While in that role, he was appointed KCSI in 1894.[5]

Family

In 1858 he married Mary Isabella Parke and they went on to have one son and one daughter. She died in 1867 and he then married Agnes Mary Norman in 1874.[1][6]

References

1. Who's Who, 1916
2. "No. 22686". The London Gazette. 2 December 1862. p. 6160.
3. Rao, C. Hayavadana, ed. (1915). "Newmarch, Sir Oliver Richardson" . The Indian Biographical Dictionary. Madras: Pillar & Co. p. 305. OCLC 8733882 – via Wikisource. [scan ]
4. Heathcote, T. A. (1995). The Military in British India: The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947. Manchester University Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8.
5. "No. 26516". The London Gazette. 26 May 1894. p. 3117.
6. William Walker's relatives

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Allen Johnson	Military Secretary to the India Office 1889–1899	Succeeded by Sir Edward Stedman