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Henry Edward Napier
Napier c.1915
Born	September 1861
Died	25 April 1915 (aged 53) Gallipoli
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1882–1915
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	Cheshire Regiment
Commands	Royal Irish Rifles Cheshire Brigade No. 11 District, Irish Command 88th Brigade
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War Landing at Cape Helles †
Awards	Mention in despatches
Memorials	Helles Memorial Panel 17
Alma mater	United Services College Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)	Mary Ada Napier

Brigadier-General Henry Edward Napier (September 1861 – 25 April 1915) was a British Army officer who was killed in action during the landing at Cape Helles in 1915, whilst leading the 88th Brigade.

References

• Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs – General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918. London: Leo Cooper, p. 96.

External links

• "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

• 1861 births
• 1915 deaths
• British Army brigadiers
• British Army generals of World War I
• British military personnel killed in World War I
• Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
• People educated at United Services College
• 19th-century British Army personnel