Individual Details
General Robert Onesiphorus Bright GCB
(7 Jul 1823 - 15 Nov 1896)
Events
| Birth | 7 Jul 1823 | Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 25 Oct 1824 | Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Military service | 1843 - 1896 | British Army | |||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1856 | Holy Trinity, Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - Catherine Miles | |||
| Death | 15 Nov 1896 | Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Burial | 19 Nov 1896 | Wyke, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Miles (1833 - 1911) |
| Father | Robert Bright (1795 - 1869) |
| Mother | Caroline Tyndall (1796 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Richard Bright (1822 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Tyndall Bright (1824 - 1902) |
| Sibling | George Bright (1826 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Caroline Margaret Anna Bright (1828 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward Bright (1829 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Arthur Bright (1831 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Reginald Bright (1833 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Isabel Marianne Bright (1835 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Constance Bright (1837 - 1924) |
Notes
Death
General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright GCB (7 July 1823 – 15 November 1896) was a British Army officer.He was born the son of Robert Bright and the brother of colonial businessman Charles Edward Bright and the MP Richard Bright.
He was educated at Winchester School and joined the 19th (The 1st Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment of Foot in 1843. He served in Bulgaria in 1854 and commanded the 2nd Brigade of the Light Division during the Crimean War. Promoted brigadier-general, he commanded the 1st Brigade Hazara Field Force during the Black Mountain Campaign of 1868 and commanded the Khyber Line Field Force during the 2nd Afghan War of 1878–80.[1]
He was awarded CB in 1881 and elevated to GCB in 1894. He was given the colonelcy of The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) from 1886 to his death [2] and promoted full general on 1 April 1887.[3]