词条 | James Robert Brunker |
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| name =James Brunker | image = | caption = | birth_date =22 December 1806 | death_date =24 March 1869 (aged 62) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place =Dublin, Ireland | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Major-General | unit = | commands =Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong | battles = | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} Major-General James Robert Brunker (22 December 1806 – 24 March 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong. Military careerBrunker 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] FamilyHe married Marianne Molyneaux.[7] References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=18127|page=652|date=16 April 1825}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box | before=Sir Philip Guy | title=Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong | years=1867–1869 | after=Henry Whitfield}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunker, James Robert}}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. ^1 [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924029781857/cu31924029781857_djvu.txt Tenth Volume of the Visitation of England and Wales] 6 : 1806 births|1869 deaths|British Army generals|Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers|Commanders of Hong Kong|East Yorkshire Regiment officers |
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