About Vincent Eyre
Lived 1811 – 1881 (aged 69–70). Vincent Eyre was a military personnel.
Major-General Sir Vincent Eyre (22 January 1811 – 22 September 1881
Early life Born in Portsdown, Portsmouth on 22 January 1811, Eyre was the third son of Captain Henry Eyre and was educated at Norwich School. a colony for destitute families of Portuguese descent. In 1861, Lord Canning selected Eyre to serve on a commission set up to consider amalgamating the Presidency armies of the East India Company with the British Army. In 1863 he was ordered home on sick leave and retired as a major-general.
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British Indian Army general
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Vincent Eyre was born in 1811 in Portsmouth.
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Vincent Eyre died in 1881 in Aix-les-Bains.
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Vincent Eyre was a military personnel.
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