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Jun 21, 1826 Died on 01 Jun 1889 (aged 62)
British cricketer
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About Edward Taswell
- Lieutenant-colonel Edward Taswell (21 June 1826 – 1 June 1889) was an English soldier and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1863. Taswell was born at Canterbury in 1826, the son of George Morris Taswell who was a Justice of the Peace.
- He joined the Royal Artillery (RA) and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in June 1845. He served in the RA until retiring in 1870.
- As a captain Taswell served at the Siege of Sebastapol during the Crimean War in 1854 and was awarded the Crimea Medal and the Turkish Crimea Medal.
- He was serving at Dover in 1861 in 273 Regiment before being promoted to the rank of major in 1867 and lieutenant-colonel in 1868.
- He retired with the honorary rank of colonel.
