Edward Taswell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Taswell

British cricketer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1826

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1889

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Lieutenant-colonel Edward Taswell (21 June 1826 – 1 June 1889) was an English soldier and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1863. Taswell was born at Canterbury in 1826, the son of George Morris Taswell who was a Justice of the Peace.
He joined the Royal Artillery (RA) and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in June 1845. He served in the RA until retiring in 1870.
As a captain Taswell served at the Siege of Sebastapol during the Crimean War in 1854 and was awarded the Crimea Medal and the Turkish Crimea Medal.
He was serving at Dover in 1861 in 273 Regiment before being promoted to the rank of major in 1867 and lieutenant-colonel in 1868.
He retired with the honorary rank of colonel.