Capel Lofft Holden

Brigadier-General Sir Henry Capel Lofft Holden KCB FRS (23 January 1856 – 30 March 1937) was a British engineer and senior officer in the Royal Artillery. He was born in Cheltenham, the eldest son of the classical scholar Hubert Ashton Holden, and his wife, Letitia Lofft. He was educated at the Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1875 and saw service in India. He lived in retirement in Malvern and died in 1937. He had married Elizabeth (Bessie) in London in 1889, the daughter of R. Farrant.

Capel Lofft Holden

Brigadier-General Sir Henry Capel Lofft Holden KCB FRS (23 January 1856 – 30 March 1937) was a British engineer and senior officer in the Royal Artillery. He was born in Cheltenham, the eldest son of the classical scholar Hubert Ashton Holden, and his wife, Letitia Lofft. He was educated at the Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1875 and saw service in India. He lived in retirement in Malvern and died in 1937. He had married Elizabeth (Bessie) in London in 1889, the daughter of R. Farrant.