Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier-General |
Charles Henry Westmorland | |
Honorific Suffix: | CB |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1856 |
Death Date: | 9 February 1916 |
Birth Place: | Kensington, London, England |
Death Place: | Wingham, Kent, England |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | |
Awards: | CB Mentioned in despatches |
Relations: | First cousin: Percy Thuillier Westmorland |
Brigadier-General Charles Henry Westmorland (30 June 1856 – 9 February 1916) was in command of the Karachi Brigade between 1907 and 1910.[1] [2]
Charles Henry Westmorland was born on 30 June 1856.[1] [2] He was the son of Frederick George Westmorland and Rosa Isabella Josephine (née Joyce).[3] His first cousin was Percy Thuillier Westmorland.[3]
Westmorland entered the army in 1874.[1] [2] He saw active service in the Afghan War (1878-9), the Burmese expedition (1887-9), on the North West Frontier (1897-8) and in China (1900).[1] [2] In 1907 he took command of the Karachi Brigade, was made CB in 1908 and relinquished command of the Brigade in 1910.[1] [2] Westmorland retired in 1912 with the honorary rank of Brigadier-General.[1] At that time he was resident at Hyde Park Mansions, Marylebone Road, London.[1]
Westmorland died in the home of his sister in Wingham, Kent, England, on 9 February 1916.[1]