Francis Gilbert Hamley
British Army officer
About Francis Gilbert Hamley
Lived 1815 – 1876 (aged 60–61).
Major-General Francis Gilbert Hamley (1815 – 12 January 1876), was a British Army officer who administered the South Australian government from 1868 to 1869.
Hamley was eldest son of Joseph Hamley and entered the army as ensign in the 12th Regiment of Foot in 1835. He was senior officer in command of the Imperial troops in the colony of South Australia on the death of Governor Sir Dominick Daly, on 19 February 1868. and Hamley Bridge.
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Who was Francis Gilbert Hamley?
British Army officer
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Francis Gilbert Hamley was born in 1815.
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Francis Gilbert Hamley died on 12 January 1876.
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