John St. George
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General
Sir John St. George GCB
(18 January 1812 - 17 March 1891) was a British Army officer.
, where he commanded the siege train at the fall of Sevastopol in 1855.
From 1859 to 1869 he was successively President of the Ordnance Committee and then Director of Ordnance at the War Office
.
He was Master Gunner, St. James's Park
, the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 1884.
He is buried in Brompton Cemetery
, London
.
General (United Kingdom)
General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....
Sir John St. George GCB
Order of the Bath
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(18 January 1812 - 17 March 1891) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, John St. George was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1828. He was decorated for his conduct during the Crimean WarCrimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, where he commanded the siege train at the fall of Sevastopol in 1855.
From 1859 to 1869 he was successively President of the Ordnance Committee and then Director of Ordnance at the War Office
War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence...
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He was Master Gunner, St. James's Park
Master Gunner, St. James's Park
The Master Gunner , St James's Park is the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and channel of communication between the Regiment and the Captain General ....
, the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 1884.
He is buried in Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in South West London, England . It is managed by The Royal Parks and is one of the Magnificent Seven...
, London
London
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Family
In 1860 he married Elizabeth Marianne Evans.