Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly
| Richard O'Grady Haly | |
|---|---|
 Richard O'Grady Haly | |
| Born |
22 February 1841 Frant, Sussex |
| Died |
8 July 1911 Camberley, Surrey |
| Buried at | Frimley |
| Allegiance |
 United KingdomCanada |
| Service/branch |
British Army Canadian Militia |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada |
| Battles/wars |
Mahdist War Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | William O'Grady Haly (father) |
Major-General Richard Hebden O'Grady-Haly, KCB (22 February 1841 – 8 July 1911) was a British Army officer and served as General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada from 1900 to 1902.
Military career
Born the son of General Sir William O'Grady Haly, O'Grady-Haly was commissioned into the British Army in 1858.[1]
He served with the Nile Expedition in 1882 and took part in the action of El Maffar, both actions at Kassassin and the Battle of Tel el-Kebir.[1]
He commanded the Second Column of the Hazara Field Force and was Mentioned in Despatches in 1888.[1]
He commanded the 1st Battalion the Suffolk Regiment in India and went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General in Belfast in 1891.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada in 1900.[2]
He also was a surveyor and when he was Lieutenant-Colonel, he invented a compass clinometer system which was built by Elliott Bros. Pictures of the compass can be seen in the online compass museum COMPASSIPEDIA.[3]
Family
In 1865 he married Geraldine Mary Gostling and they went on to have four daughters.[1]
References
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Hutton |
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada 1900–1902 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dundonald |
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