Gerald Graham

Gerald Graham
Born(1831-06-27)27 June 1831
Acton, London
Died17 December 1899(1899-12-17) (aged 68)
Bideford, Devon
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1850–1890
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Engineers
Commands heldSuakin Expedition
2nd Infantry Brigade
23rd Company, Royal Engineers
Battles/warsCrimean War

Second Opium War

Anglo-Egyptian War

Mahdist War

AwardsVictoria Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)
Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire)
Other workColonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers

Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham, VC, GCB, GCMG (27 June 1831 – 17 December 1899) was a senior British Army commander in the late 19th century and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.


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