Henry Richard Abadie

Henry Richard Abadie
Henry Richard Abadie
	A portrait of H. R. Abadie, by John St Helier Lander, 1904
Born	25 March 1841
Died	9 May 1915 (aged 74)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Eastern District
Battles/wars	1868 Expedition to Abyssinia; Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer. He was GOC Eastern District at the end of the 19th century and the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey for four years thereafter.

Background

Abadie was the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who came from Chateau de Pellepoix in France.[1] He was married first to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883 to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.[1] His four sons with Kate Sandeman all died while on military service: two in Africa to disease and two during the First World War.[2]

Military career

Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia,[3] where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala.[1] He was made a captain 1872 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, including the Battle of Kandahar in 1879.[3] He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from 1894 to 1897.[3]

From 1899 to 1900 he commanded Eastern District, during which he was promoted to major-general and awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[3]

Jersey

Thereafter Abadie was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, a post he held until 1904.[3] There is a painting of him at his regimental museum in Derby by John St Helier Lander,[4] an artist whom he met while living in Jersey.

References

Who was Who 1897-1916. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1920.
The sons of Kate, Caroline and Henry Abadie, accessed April 2020
C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland (ed.). Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized 8 July 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. pp. 1. dictionary biography.CS1 maint: location (link)
Abadie, painting, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, accessed September 2011

Military offices
Preceded by Sir William Gatacre	GOC Eastern District 1899–1900	Succeeded by Sir William Gatacre
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Hopton	Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1900–1904	Succeeded by Hugh Gough

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[WhowasWho-1] Who was Who 1897-1916. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1920.

[2] The sons of Kate, Caroline and Henry Abadie, accessed April 2020

[bio-3] C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland (ed.). Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized 8 July 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. pp. 1. dictionary biography.CS1 maint: location (link)

[4] Abadie, painting, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, accessed September 2011