Robert William Lowry (British Army officer)

Robert William Lowry
Born 20 March 1824
Drumreagh, County Tyrone
Died 8 June 1905
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars Crimean War
Fenian raids
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Robert William Lowry CB (20 March 1824 - 8 June 1905) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's).

Military career

Educated in Dungannon and Belfast, Lowry was commissioned into the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot[1] and served with his regiment in the Crimean War in Winter 1854 and then in Malta in January 1857.[2] He commanded field forces in the Fenian raids in 1866.[1] He became colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) in 1894 and died in 1905.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert William Lowry (1824 - 1905)". New Ulster Biography. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "The British Garrison in Malta". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26492. p. 1370. 6 March 1894.
  4. ↑ "Obituary". The Times. 9 June 1905. p. 9.
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