Major-General Sir Wykeham Leigh-Pemberton (4 December 1833 – 2 March 1918) was a

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officer and

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. He served as Aide-de-camp to

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, in

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; and, to

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. He was the brother of Sir

Edward Leigh Pemberton Sir Edward Leigh Pemberton (14 May 1823 – 31 January 1910) was an English Conservative Party politician. Leigh Pemberton was the son of Edward Leigh Pemberton by Charlotte Cox, daughter of Samuel Compton Cox. He was the nephew of Lord Ki ...

, grandfather of Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, Governor of the

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Biography

Pemberton was born at Torry Hill, near Kingsdown in

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. He was the fifth son of Edward Leigh-Pemberton (1795–1877), M.P., of Torry Hill, by his wife Charlotte, daughter of

Samuel Compton Cox Samuel Compton Cox (1757–1839) was a British barrister, judge and legal writer. He became a Master in Chancery in 1804. Life He was the son of the barrister Samuel Cox. He was educated at Westminster School, where he took part in the 1770 produ ...

, Master of the

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. He was educated at

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and served in the

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(1845-6), before receiving a commission in the 60th

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in 1852. He was severely wounded at the

Siege of Cawnpore The siege of Cawnpore was a key episode in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The besieged East India Company forces and civilians in Cawnpore (now Kanpur) were duped into a false assurance of a safe passage to Allahabad by the rebel forces under ...

, losing two fingers on his left hand. From 1862 to 1868, he was Aide-de-camp to

, while

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. From 1875 to 1880, he was Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion 60th Rifles, and led them during the

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of 1879 at Gingindlovu and the relief of Eshowe. From 1880 to 1885, he was Assistant Quartermaster General. From 1885 to 1890, he was Aide-de-camp to

, after which he was promoted to Major-General. He was appointed Colonel of the 4th Battalion

from 1906 until his death in 1918. In 1884, he married Jessie, daughter of John Graham of Skelmorlie Castle, and they were the parents of one son and two daughters. In 1891, he purchased an estate where he lived with his family - Abbots Leigh, near

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, and he served as a J.P. for

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References

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