William Henry Rodes Green, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Henry Rodes Green

British Indian Army officer

Date of Birth: 31-May-1823

Place of Birth: Witham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1912

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About William Henry Rodes Green

  • Major-General Sir William Henry Rodes Green (31 May 1823 – 9 September 1912) was a British Indian Army officer and colonial official.Green was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Pellatt Green.
  • He attended the Addiscombe Military Seminary and King's College, London.
  • He was commissioned into the Scinde Horse of the East India Company.
  • During the Crimean War, Green was seconded to the Ottoman Empire to train Turkish Irregular Cavalry forces.
  • He was promoted to Major in May 1855.
  • For his work in Turkey he was invested as a member of the Order of the Medjidie, in which he was subsequently promoted several times.
  • He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in March 1868, having transferred to the Bombay Staff Corps.
  • On 24 May 1866, he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in recognition of his service as Political Superintendent in Upper Scinde.
  • In 1875, he was promoted to the rank of Major-General in the Staff Corps.
  • He saw service in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and wrote a book regarding the Battle of Kandahar, which was published in 1881.In 1868, he married Louisa Dunn, daughter of John Henry Dunn, Receiver General for Upper Canada.
  • His son was the British Army officer Henry Green.

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