Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy
Former commander of british troops in china and hong kong and lieutenant governor of jersey
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| Intro | Former commander of british troops in china and hong kong and lieutenant governor of jersey | |
| A.K.A. | Lieutenant General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy Sir Philip Guy | |
| A.K.A. | Lieutenant General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy Sir Philip Guy | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1804 | |
| Death | 1 January 1878 (aged 74 years) |
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Biography
Lieutenant General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy KCB (1804–1878) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Military career
Guy was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1824. He went on to command the British Troops at Danapur in India in 1857.
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1864 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1868, a post he relinquished in 1873.