Brigadier General Henry Edward Napier

Brig.-Gen. Henry Edward Napier

• Born on 21 September 1861.
• Son of Charles George Napier and Susanna Juliana Ricarda Carolin.
• Married Mary Ada Stewart, daughter of Captain W. F. Stewart, in 1887.
• Died on 25 April 1915 at age 53 at Gallipoli, Turkey, from wounds received while landing on V Beach, Helles.
• Fought in the Boer War.
• Colonel in the service of the 1st Battalion, Cheshire regiment.
• Temporary Brigadier-General in the service of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
• Fought in the Gallipoli Campaign on 25 April 1915, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Children of Brig.-Gen. Henry Edward Napier and Mary Ada Stewart
• Lilias Mary Napier b. 25 Jul 1892
• Charles Lee Napier b. 19 Feb 1895, d. 5 Jan 1970
• Hester Caroline Napier b. 22 Oct 1896, d. 15 Apr 1970
  

The Peerage 80366

NAPIER, HENRY EDWARD

Rank: Brigadier General
Date of Death: 25/04/1915
Age: 53
Regiment/Service: General Staff Commanding 88th Brigade
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Panel Reference: Panel 17.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Charles George and Susanna Napier, of the Acacias, Bury St. Edmund's; husband of Mary Ada Napier, of 13, Stanley Place, Chester. Formerly Cheshire Regt. and Royal Irish Rifles.
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