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Gomm, Sir William Maynard.
Hon. LL.D. 1842,
incorp. from
Oxford. S. and h. of Lieut.-Col.
William (1771), of the 55th Regt. B. in Barbados, 1784. Educated privately.
Entered the Army as an
Ensign; served with the 9th Foot in Holland, 1799; at Ferrol, 1800, and Hanover,
1805; Capt., 1803;
Assistant Quartermaster-Gen. in Copenhagen Expedition, 1807; in Portugal, 1808;
at Corunna, with
Moore; on Staff of Walcheren Expedition, 1809; in the Peninsula, 1810-14;
Lieut.-Col., 1812. Greatly
distinguishing himself at Salamanca, 1812, led his Division in subsequent
retreat on Portugal and
advance to the Ebro. Created K.C.B., 1815, and transferred to Coldstream Guards.
On Staff at Quatre
Bras and Waterloo, 1815. Major-Gen., 1837. Succeeded to his aunt's (Miss Jane
Gomm) property, 1822,
and became Lord of the manor of Rotherhithe. Commander in Jamaica, 1839-42;
founded a sanatorium for
the white troops there. Governor of Mauritius, 1842-9. Commander-in-Chief in
India, 1850-5; General,
1854; Field Marshal, 1868. Constable of the Tower, 1872-5. G.C.B., 1859. D.C.L.
Oxford, 1834. Knight
of 2nd class of St Anne of Russia, and Order of St Vladimir, 1874. Married (1)
Sophia, granddaughter
of William Penn, of Pennsylvania; (2) 1831, Elizabeth, dau. of Lord Robert Kerr.
Author, The
Story of Newcastle, Jamaica; Letters from the Peninsula
. Died s.p.
Mar. 15, 1875. Five
'Field-Marshal Gomm' Scholarships founded at Keble College, Oxford. (D.N.B.;
Boase
, I. 1170;
Al. Oxon.)
Sir William Maynard GOMM
Approx. lifespan: 1784–1875
Hon.LLD incorp. from 1842
s. and h. of "> Gomm, William, Lieutenant-Colonel (1771) of 55th Regiment
b. Barbados 1784
Sch: private
Ensign: Army
served with: 9th Foot Holland 1799
served with: 9th Foot Ferrol, [ Spain ] 1800
served with: 9th Foot Hanover, [ Germany ] 1805
Captain: 9th Foot 1803
Assistant Quartermaster-General in: Copenhagen Expedition [Copenhagen], [ Denmark ] 1807
Assistant Quartermaster-General in: Portugal 1808
Assistant Quartermaster-General with Moore : Corunna, [ Spain ]
on Staff of: Walcheren Expedition [Walcheren], [ Holland ] 1809
on Staff in: Peninsula, Spain and Portugal 1810-14
Lieutenant-Colonel: 9th Foot 1812
Greatly distinguishing himself at: Salamanca, [ Spain ] 1812
led his Division in subsequent retreat on: Portugal
led his Division: on advance to the Ebro, [ Spain ]
KCB 1815
transferred to: Coldstream Guards
On Staff at: Quatre Bras and Waterloo, [ Belgium ] 1815
Major-General: Coldstream Guards 1837
Succeeded to his aunt's property "> Miss Jane GOMM 1822
Lord of the manor of: Rotherhithe, [ London ] 1822
Commander: in Jamaica 1839-42
founded a sanatorium for the white troops: Jamaica
Governor of: Mauritius 1842-49
Commander-in-Chief in: India 1850-55
General: 1854
Field Marshal: 1868
Constable of the Tower: [ London ] 1872-75
GCB 1859
DCL Oxford, [ Oxfordshire ] 1834
Knight of 2nd class of St Anne of Russia, and Order of St Vladimir 1874
m. (1) "> Sophia – granddaughter of William PENN of Pennsylvania , [ USA ]
m. (2) "> Elizabeth KERR dau. of Lord Robert KERR 1831
Publ.: The Story of Newcastle, Jamaica Publ.: Letters from the Peninsula .
d. s.p. 1875:03:15
Five 'Field-Marshal Gomm' Scholarships founded Keble College [Oxford]
Refs: D.N.B. Refs: Boase, I. 1170 Refs: Al. Oxon .

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