Name Thomas Lyster Role British Army officer | Died August 17, 1865 Education Kilkenny College | |
Thomas Lyster (5 July 1840 in County Kilkenny, Ireland – 17 August 1865 in HMS Tamar off Singapore) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer of Royal Engineers best known as the aide to General Charles George Gordon during his Chinese service. He is also known because his brother posthumously published many of his letters. He was educated at Kilkenny College before attending Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
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