| Colonel William Pollexfen Radcliffe, CB 1st Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot (1822-1897) Cornet/Ensign/2nd Lieut. – 12 March, 1841 Lieutenant – 2 August, 1842 Captain – 25 July, 1851 Major – 12 December, 1854 Lieut. Colonel – 26 March, 1858 Colonel – 26 March, 1863 Major General – 28 October, 1868 Lieut. General – 9 March, 1882 Radcliffe served in the Crimean War with the 20th Foot and was present Alma, Inkerman, Balaklava, the siege of Sebastopol. He was with the 20th during the Indian Mutiny at Chanda, Umeerpore and Sultanpore and the siege and capture of Lucknow where he was wounded by a sabre cut to his right hand. During the Mutiny he was also Mentioned in Despatches. He married Isabel Elise de Balquiere on 1 September, 1870. Their son was General Sir Percy Pollexfen de Balquiere Radcliffe. Carte de Visite Jabez Hughs - Photographer Ryde, Isle of Wight, England c. 1863 |
