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词条 James Robert Brunker
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  1. Military career

  2. Family

  3. References

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Major-General James Robert Brunker (22 December 1806 – 24 March 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

Military career

Brunker was commissioned into the 91st Regiment of Foot in 1825.[1] He was appointed Adjutant of his Regiment in 1829.[2]

He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General in Ceylon in 1852[3] before being appointed Inspecting Field Officer for the Recruiting District in 1860.[4]

He was promoted to Major-General in 1865[5] and then made Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1867.[6]

He died in Hong Kong in 1869 and is buried at Hong Kong Cemetery.[7]

Family

He married Marianne Molyneaux.[7]

References

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=18127|page=652|date=16 April 1825}}
2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=18544|page=156|date=27 January 1829}}
3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=21773|page=3286|date=31 August 1855}}
4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=22353|page=380|date=3 February 1860}}
5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=23087|page=1983|date=23 March 1866}}
6. ^British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785-1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483-484 {{ISBN|0-9516065-0-6}}
7. ^[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924029781857/cu31924029781857_djvu.txt Tenth Volume of the Visitation of England and Wales]
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