Arnold Burrowes Kemball
| Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball | |
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Arnold Burrowes Kemball
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| Born |
18 November 1820 Bombay |
| Died | 21 September 1908 (aged 97) London |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | British Army officer, consul, Resident, Political officer |
General Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball, RA, KCB, KCSI, (18 November 1820, Bombay – 21 September 1908, London), was a British Army officer who took part in the First Afghan War, the Persian War, the Serbian-Ottoman War and the Russo-Turkish War, and was British representative in the Persian Gulf and Consul at Baghdad.
Kemble was born in Bombay, the son of Vero Shaw Kemball, Bombay Surgeon-General, and was one of five brothers. He was educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary in Surrey, England. In December 1837 he returned to Bombay and joined the Bombay Presidency's Artillery as a second lieutenant.
During the First Afghan War (1839 to 1842) Kemball served with the Bombay Horse Artillery under Sir John Keane, saw action at the Battle of Ghazni on 23 July 1839, the capture of Kabul that followed, and the defeat of the Afghans at Khelat-i-Ghilzai during the subsequent British retreat to India. From 1842 to 1878 Kemball continued his military career in the Persian Gulf.
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