Ralph Champney Broome

Ralph Champney Broome
Born(1860-01-29)29 January 1860
South Dum Dum, British India
Died25 August 1915(1915-08-25) (aged 55)
Colombo, Ceylon
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army (1878–1881)
British Indian Army (1881–1915)
Service years
1878–1915
Rank
Major-General
Conflicts
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Indian Empire

Major-General Ralph Champney Broome, CIE (29 January 1860 – 25 August 1915) was a British Indian Army officer.

Broome joined the British Army's 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot in 1878 and transferred to the Indian Army in 1881.[1][2]

Broome died in Colombo, Ceylon, on his way back to India after a visit to Australia concerning remount duties. At the time of his death, he had been director-general, Indian Army Remount Department since 1908.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary". The Broad Arrow: The Naval & Military Gazette. 24 September 1915. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Obituary". The Army and Navy Gazette. 18 September 1915. p. 831.
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