Edward Forestier-Walker
British army officer
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| Intro | British army officer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1812, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | |
| Death | 27 July 1881Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire, East of England (aged 69 years) |
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Biography
General Sir Edward Walter Forestier-Walker (previously Walker) KCB (1812 - 27 July 1881) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Military career
Forestier-Walker was commissioned in 1827. He commanded the Scots Fusilier Guards at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854, at the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 and at the Siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War. He became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1862.
He was also colonel of the 50th Regiment of Foot from 1871 to 1881, when they became part of the new Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
Family
On 20 July 1843 Forestier-Walker married Lady Jane Ogilvy-Grant, daughter of Colonel Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield.