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William Earle (British Army officer)
William Earle (18 May 1833–10 February 1885) fought in the British Army (49th Regiment) during the Crimean War and later rose to the rank of Major-General.〔(Soldiers of the Queen ) Major General William Earle (with photograph)〕 He was born in Liverpool, the son of a merchant Sir Hardman Earle and his wife Mary (née Langton), and married Mary Codrington on 21 July 1864.〔''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed 15 April 2011〕 He had a successful military career, recognised by honours including Companion of the Order of the Bath.〔
He was part of the Nile Expedition attempting to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum, and was killed following the Battle of Kirbekan.〔〔
There is a bronze statue of him outside St George's Hall, Liverpool, by sculptor Charles Bell Birch.〔 There is also a stone (bust ) of General Earle at St Mark's Anglican Church in Alexandria, Egypt. This bust is mentioned by E M Forster in his ''Alexandria: A History and a Guide'', and by Lawrence Durrell in his novel ''Justine'', the first volume of ''The Alexandria Quartet''.
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