Thom's Irish Who's Who/Quill, Major-Gen. Richard Henry

QUILL, Major-Gen. Richard Henry, C.B. (1917); 2nd class Order Red Eagle with Star (1907); B.A., M.B., M.Ch. (T.C.D.; Major-Gen. A.M.S. (ret.). Educ: Trinity College, Dublin; entered Army as Assistant Surgeon, 1872; served with R.A. Afghanistan, 1879-1880; was Senior Medical Officer, Thames District at Chatham, and subsequently Principal Medical Officer, Ceylon Command, 1898-1902; Principal Medical Officer, South Eastern District, 1902-5; Principal Medical Officer, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 1905-1908; holds 2nd class of the Royal Prussian Order of the Red Eagle with the Star. Recns.: golf; won Amateur Golf Championship of Ceylon, 1899; eldest son of late Jerome Quill, J.P., of Kilmoily, Tralee, Co. Kerry; b. 8th June, 1848; m. 1886, Marion, only dau. of D.I. Gen. W. Gunn, R.N., and has issue one son. Res.: Craigleith House, Cheltenham. Clubs: Junior United Service, London; Royal Cinque Ports; Golf, Deal; New Cheltenham.