Person
Granville Waddilove
- Slug
- granville-waddilove-273
- Alternative names
- Unknown
- Gender
- Assigned male at birth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- Unknown
- Languages
- English
- Occupations
- Military officer
Granville Waddilove was born in Dorset in 1832. He studied Military Science at King’s for two years from 1850-1852, then joined the 47th Foot. This began a twenty-five year career in which he rose through the ranks to lieutenant-colonel, serving in Malta, Turkey, Crimea, Gibraltar, Canada, Nova Scotia, and the West Indies. In Crimea, he was wounded at the battle of Inkerman and received a medal for his role in the siege of Sebastopol.
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Moments
Events
- Battle of Alma, 20/09/1854, Crimea
- Battle of Balaclava, 25/10/1854, Crimea
- Battle of Inkerman, 05/11/1854, Crimea
- Birth of Granville Waddilove, 05/10/1832, Dorset
- Crimean War, 16/10/1853–30/05/1856, Crimea
- Education of Granville Waddilove, 01/09/1850–31/08/1852, London
- Siege of Sebastopol, 17/10/1854–11/09/1855, Sebastopol
Member of
Sources
National Archives, War Office, Army Lists
TNA, WO 65