Coleridge Grove
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Sir Coleridge Grove
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| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1863 - 1901 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir Coleridge Grove KCB (1839–1920) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career
Grove was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He went on to serve in Egypt and Sudan.[2] He became Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Ireland in 1882[3] and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters in 1883[4] moving on to be Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War in 1886[5] and Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters after that.[6]
Appointed Military Secretary in 1896,[7] he developed plans for universal military training in the British Army.[8] He retired in 1901.[9]
In retirement he was Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment from November 1901[10] to 1920.[11]
He had in his possessions a large Elizabethan chest[12] which was lost in a great fire in Brussels in 1910.[13] He died in 1920.[14]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22717. p. 1514. 17 March 1863. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The War Office The Thames Star, 5 May 1900
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25106. p. 2222. 12 May 1882. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25196. p. 722. 9 February 1883. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25583. p. 2127. 4 May 1886. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26572. p. 6508. 20 November 1894. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26736. p. 2647. 5 May 1896. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The Papers of Leopold Amery January 1903 - November 1928
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27360. p. 6400. 1 October 1901. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27377. p. 7395. 15 November 1901.
- ↑ The East Yorkshire Regiment
- ↑ Vanishing England, by P. H. Ditchfield, Illustrated by Fred Roe, Page 197
- ↑ English Collectors Losses at Brussels: Many Exquisite and Precious Things Destroyed in the Fire at the Exhibition New York Times, 28 August 1910
- ↑ The Arts Club and its Members by G A F Rogers, Page 80
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| Preceded by | Military Secretary 1896–1901 |
Succeeded by Sir Ian Hamilton |
| Preceded by | Colonel of The East Yorkshire Regiment 1901–1920 |
Succeeded by Francis Seymour Inglefield |
