Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly

Major General Sir Richard Hebden O'Grady-Haly, KCB, DSO (22 February 1841 – 8 July 1911) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada from 1900 to 1902.

Sir Richard O'Grady Haly
Richard O'Grady Haly
Born(1841-02-22)22 February 1841
Frant, Sussex
Died8 July 1911(1911-07-08) (aged 70)
Camberley, Surrey
Buried
Frimley, Surrey
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1858–c.1902
RankMajor General
Commands heldGeneral Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada
1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Battles/warsMahdist War
Second Boer War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsGeneral Sir William O'Grady Haly (father)

Military career

Born the son of General Sir William O'Grady Haly, O'Grady-Haly was commissioned into the British Army in 1858.[1]

He served with the Nile Expedition in 1882 and took part in the action of El Maffar, both actions at Kassassin and the Battle of Tel el-Kebir.[1]

He commanded the Second Column of the Hazara Field Force and was mentioned in despatches in 1888.[1]

He commanded the 1st Battalion the Suffolk Regiment in India and went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General in Belfast in 1891.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada in 1900.[2]

He also was a surveyor and when he was a lieutenant colonel, and invented a compass clinometer system which was built by Elliott Bros. Pictures of the compass can be seen in the online compass museum COMPASSIPEDIA.[3]

Family

In 1865 he married Geraldine Mary Gostling and they went on to have four daughters.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Edward Hutton
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada
1900–1902
Succeeded by
The Earl of Dundonald


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