Joseph Edward Addison

Summary

General Joseph Edward Addison (8 July 1821 - 17 November 1890)[1] was a British Army officer who became Director of Studies of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Joseph Edward Addison
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral

Military career edit

Addison was commissioned as an ensign in the 70th Regiment of Foot on 31 January 1840.[2] Promoted to lieutenant on 15 July 1843,[3] he became secretary and adjutant of the Duke of York's Royal Military School in May 1849.[4] He was promoted to captain on 9 August 1850[5] and to major on 16 February 1855.[6] He became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Headquarters on 15 July 1855[7] and a member of the Council of Military Education on 1 June 1857.[8] Promoted to colonel on 6 August 1861,[9] he became Director of Studies of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in December 1864.[10] He was promoted to lieutenant-general on 1 January 1879[11] and to full general on retirement on 1 July 1881.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Boase, Frederic (1906). Modern English Biography: Containing Many Thousand Concise Memoirs. Vol. 4. p. 42.
  2. ^ "No. 19819". The London Gazette. 31 January 1840. p. 199.
  3. ^ "No. 20246". The London Gazette. 28 July 1843. p. 2548.
  4. ^ "No. 20975". The London Gazette. 4 May 1849. p. 1475.
  5. ^ "No. 21125". The London Gazette. 9 August 1850. p. 2183.
  6. ^ "No. 21664". The London Gazette. 16 February 1855. p. 607.
  7. ^ "No. 21764". The London Gazette. 17 August 1855. p. 3131.
  8. ^ "No. 22011". The London Gazette. 16 June 1857. p. 2090.
  9. ^ "No. 22541". The London Gazette. 23 August 1861. p. 3465.
  10. ^ "No. 22925". The London Gazette. 30 December 1864. p. 6806.
  11. ^ "No. 24674". The London Gazette. 4 February 1879. p. 534.
  12. ^ "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3675.