Francis Worgan Festing
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Major General Sir Francis Worgan Festing, KCMG, CB (24 July 1833 – 21 November 1886) was a British Royal Marines officer.
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Sir Francis Worgan Festing | |
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Born | (1833-07-24)24 July 1833 High Littleton, Somerset |
Died | 21 November 1886(1886-11-21) (aged 53) Newbury, Berkshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1850–1886 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Royal Marine Artillery |
Battles/wars | Crimean War
Second Opium War Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Relations | Brigadier General Francis Leycester Festing (son) Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing (grandson) |
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