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James Robert Brunker (22 December 1806 – 24 March 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

Military career

Brunker was commissioned into the

91st Regiment of Foot The 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Line Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1794. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland High ...

in 1825. He was appointed

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of his regiment in 1829. He went on to be deputy adjutant-general in

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in 1852 before being appointed Inspecting Field Officer for the Recruiting District in 1860. He was promoted to

major-general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

in 1865 and then made Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1867.''British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785-1985'' by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483-484 He died in Hong Kong in 1869 and is buried at

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Family

He married Marianne Molyneaux.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunker, James Robert 1806 births 1869 deaths British Army major generals Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers Commanders of Hong Kong East Yorkshire Regiment officers Military personnel from Dublin (city)