About George Harman
Lived 1830 – 1892 (aged 62). George Harman was a British military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Byng Harman (30 January 1830 – 9 March 1892) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career Educated at Marlborough College, Harman was commissioned into the 34th Regiment of Foot in 1849. He served in the Crimean War and took part in the assault on the Redan during the Siege of Sevastopol in 1855 and was severely wounded.
He was still serving on the staff at headquarters when he died in South Kensington on 9 March 1892.
Family He married in 1868 Helen, daughter of John Tonge of Starborough Castle and Edenbridge, Kent; she survived him.
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British Army general
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George Harman was born on 30 January 1830 in London.
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George Harman died on 9 March 1892 in London.
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