Charles William Pasley ( 1780 - 1861 )

Birth: Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (08 September 1780) Death: His residence, 12 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, London (19 April 1861) Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; DCL (1841, Oxford) Career: Entered the Royal Artillery, but transferred to the Royal Engineers; Lieutenant (1799); Director of the Establishment for field instruction (1812-1841); Lieutenant Colonel (1814); Colonel (1831); Major General (1841); Lieutenant General (1851); General (1860) Honours: CB 1831; KCB 1846 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/03/1816.