William Earle (British Army officer)

Major General William Earle CB (18 May 1833 – 10 February 1885) was a British Army officer of the 19th century.[1]

Statue of William Earle outside St George's Hall, Liverpool

He was born in Liverpool, the son of the merchant Sir Hardman Earle, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary (née Langton), and married Mary Codrington on 21 July 1864.[2] He had a successful military career, recognised by honours including a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[2]

He fought in the Crimean War, was later part of the Nile Expedition attempting to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum. He was killed following the Battle of Kirbekan.[1][2]

There is a bronze statue of him outside St George's Hall, Liverpool, by sculptor Charles Bell Birch.[2] There is also a stone bust of General Earle at St Mark's Anglican Church in Alexandria, Egypt. This bust is mentioned by E M Forster in his Alexandria: A History and a Guide, and by Lawrence Durrell in his novel Justine, the first volume of The Alexandria Quartet.

References

Soldiers of the Queen Major General William Earle (with photograph)
Stearn, Roger T. "Earle, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8402. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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[Soldier-1] Soldiers of the Queen Major General William Earle (with photograph)

[ODNB-2] Stearn, Roger T. "Earle, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8402. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)