Wilmot Henry Bradford | |
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| Born | c. 1815 Storrington, Sussex, England |
| Died | 14 March 1914 (aged 98–99) Bournemouth, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1833–1881 |
| Rank | HonoraryGeneral |
GeneralWilmot Henry Bradford (c. 1815 – 14 March 1914) was a senior officer in the British Army.
He was born the son of William Bradford, Rector ofStorrington, Sussex and educated atEton College. His mother was the Irish traveller and writer Martha Wilmot, sister ofKatherine Wilmot.[1]
He entered the British Army as an Ensign in 1833 and spent much of his career in Canada. He commanded a battalion of theRifle Brigade in theCrimea at thebattle of Alma and thesiege of Sebastopol and subsequently commandedThe Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. He was promoted Major-General in 1868 and Lieutenant-General in 1877.[2]
He was placed on the retired list as an honorary General in July 1881.[3] In 1886, he was given the Colonelcy of theRoyal Irish Rifles, which he held until his death in 1914.[4]
He died at his home in Bournemouth in his 100th year known as the "Father of the Army". He had married Agnes Elizabeth Skeffington in 1903.