Francis Worgan Festing

Major-General

Sir Francis Worgan Festing

KCMG CB
Born(1833-07-24)24 July 1833
High Littleton, Somerset
Died21 November 1886(1886-11-21) (aged 53)
Newbury, Berkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Marines
Service years1850–1886
RankMajor-General
CommandsRoyal Marine Artillery
ConflictsCrimean War Second Opium War
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)
RelationsBrigadier General Francis Leycester Festing (son)
Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing (grandson)

Major-General Sir Francis Worgan Festing, KCMG, CB (24 July 1833 – 21 November 1886) was a British Royal Marines officer.

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