Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Augustus Whitmore (8 July 1819 – 14 December 1890) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be

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Military career

Born in Malta, Whitmore was commissioned into the

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in 1841. He went on to be

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of his Regiment in 1846. He served in the Crimean War and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class). By 1861 he was Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. In 1876 he was made Inspector-General of Recruiting at Army Headquarters. Appointed

in 1880, Whitmore was accused of failing to advance "only the most thorough efficient men". He retired in 1885. In retirement he became Colonel of the East Lancashire Regiment from 1889 to his death the following year. He died in 1890.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitmore, Edmund 1819 births 1890 deaths British Army generals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath East Lancashire Regiment officers 30th Regiment of Foot officers Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class British Army personnel of the Crimean War