Henry Grant (British Army officer)

General Sir Henry Fane Grant GCB, GCVO (13 December 1848 – 22 April 1919) was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division.

Sir Henry Grant
Born	13 December 1848
Died	22 April 1919 (aged 70)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1868–1909
Rank	General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Nile Expedition
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Military career

Born the son of General Sir Patrick Grant, Grant was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1868 and took part in the Nile Expedition in 1884.[1] He became Assistant Adjutant-General in Bengal in 1891, Inspector-General of Cavalry in India in 1893[2] and Inspector of Cavalry in the United Kingdom in 1898.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1903 and Governor of Malta in 1907 before he retired in 1909.[1]

In retirement he became Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[3] He was killed while out rabbit-shooting in Scotland[4] and is commemorated by a memorial tablet at Duthil Church near Carrbridge.[5]

References

1. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. The county families of the United Kingdom, or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (Volume ed.59, yr.1919) by Edward Walford, p.396
3. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
4. Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 22 November 1919
5. Carrbridge Community Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine