Person
Edmund Staveley
- Slug
- edmund-staveley-197
- Alternative names
- Unknown
- Gender
- Assigned male at birth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- Unknown
- Languages
- English
- Occupations
- Military officer
Edmund Staveley was born into a gentry family in London. He was sent to school in Nottinghamshire before studying Military Science at King’s. On leaving KCL, he joined the Royal Artillery as a junior officer. His first posting was to India, where he took part in the suppression of the 1857 Indian Rebellion and received a medal for his role in the British capture of Lucknow. After the Rebellion he remained in the Artillery, serving in South Africa and Malta.
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Moments
Events
- Birth of Edmund Staveley, 20/04/1836–20/12/1836, London
- Education of Edmund Stavely, 01/09/1853–31/08/1855, London
- Indian Rebellion, 10/05/1857–08/07/1859, India
- Siege of Lucknow, 30/05/1857–27/11/1857, Lucknow
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Sources
National Archives, War Office, Army Lists
TNA, WO 65