| 词条 | William Gordon Cameron |
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| name = Sir William Gordon Cameron | image = William Gordon Cameron.jpg | caption = | birth_date = 16 October 1827 | birth_place = Kingdom of France | death_date = 2 March 1913 (aged 85) | death_place = Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | nickname = | allegiance = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = 1844–1896 | rank = General | unit = | commands = Northern District Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements Cape Colony | battles = Crimean War | awards = Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | relations = Helen Colebrook Mary Cameron (wife) | laterwork = }} General Sir William Gordon Cameron {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB}} (Chinese Translated Name: 金馬倫) (16 October 1827 – 2 March 1913) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Military careerWilliam Gordon Cameron was commissioned into the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1][2] He transferred to the Grenadier Guards in 1847.[1] In 1853 he was deployed to the Crimean War and took part in the Battle of Alma.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 3rd Regiment of the British German Legion in 1855.[1] In 1867 he became Commanding Officer of 1st Bn 4th King's Own Royal Regiment and led the capture of Magdala in Ethiopia.[1] In 1875, he became commander of a Brigade at Gibraltar and in 1875 of a Brigade at Aldershot.[1] In April 1881 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District.[1] Then in 1884 he became Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.[1] He governed Hong Kong in a period between April 1887 to October 1887.[3] He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 5th (West Middlesex) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1880.[4] From January 1891 to December 1892 and then again in May to July 1894 he was Administrator of the Cape Colony.[5] He retired in 1895.[1] FamilyGen. Sir William Gordon Cameron GCB was the son of Lt.-Col. William Gordon Cameron J.P. (1790-1856) and his wife Caroline née Edwards (1801-1872). He married Helen Colebrooke Mary daughter of [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Littler,_John_Hunter_(DNB00) Gen.Sir John Hunter Littler KCB., GCB] on the 20th of Jan. 1857 in Church of the Holy Trinity, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. MemorySeveral places in Hong Kong were named after Cameron: Cameron Road and Cameron Lane in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, as well as Mount Cameron and Mount Cameron Road.[6] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DNW Medal Auction {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=George Willis}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC Northern District|years=1881–1884}}{{s-aft|after=Frederick Willis}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com/cor-cameron.htm|title=King's Own Museum}} 3. ^Legislative Council Order No.38 4. ^Army Lost. 5. ^Cape Colony 6. ^{{cite book |title= Signs of a Colonial Era|last1= Yanne|first1=Andrew|last2= Heller|first2= Gillis|year= 2009|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|pages= 56-57|location= |isbn= 9789622099449}} |-{{succession box | before=John Sargent | title=Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements | years=1885–1889 | after=Sir James Edwards}} |-{{s-gov}}{{succession box | title = Administrator of Hong Kong | years = April–October 1887 | before = Acting Administrator William H. Marsh | after = Sir William Des Vœux }}{{s-end}}{{British Governors of the Cape Colony}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, William Gordon}} 10 : 1827 births|1913 deaths|Governors of Hong Kong|Commanders of Hong Kong|British Army generals|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|42nd Regiment of Foot officers|Grenadier Guards officers|British Army personnel of the Crimean War|British military personnel of the Abyssinian War |
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