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Edmund Elliot
Major (rank), Major Sir Edmund Halbert Elliot (7 November 1854 – 20 September 1926) was a British Army officer and courtier. Born at Wilton Lodge near Hawick, Elliot was the son of Lt.-Col. Edmund James Elliot and Matilda Inglis. He was the grandson of MP John Elliot (1788–1862), Hon. John Elliot and great-grandson of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto. He was educated at Cheltenham College before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from where he commissioned into the Royal Artillery. Elliot served with distinction in the Anglo-Zulu War, being mentioned in dispatches. In 1892, Elliot became an exon in the Yeomen of the Guard and was promoted to the rank of Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant in 1901. In 1907, Elliot was honoured as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. He became ensign of the Yeoman of the Guard in 1908. In 1911, he was invested as a Knight bachelor by George V in recognition of his service in the royal bodyguard.Simkin, Marshall, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (rank)
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks. Background Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers while in some nations, like Germany, majors are often in command of a company. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including ''general-major'' or ''major general'', denoting a low-level general officer, and ''sergeant major'', denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term ''major'' can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |