John Cox Gawler
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John Cox Gawler (1830 - 1882) was a Keeper of the Crown Jewels
and British Israelite
author.
. Like his father he served in the military, he first joined the 73rd Regiment and fought in the 8th Xhosa War
, 1850 to 1853, later being promoted to a colonel. In September, 1855, he was appointed a special magistrate in British Kaffraria
. Later in 1861 he fought in Sikkim
, India. In the 1870's Gawler became the Keeper of the Crown Jewels
in the Tower of London
, a position he held until his death in 1882. He wrote numerous works on war and British Israelism
.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
John Cox Gawler (1830 - 1882) was a Keeper of the Crown Jewels
Jewel House
The Jewel House in the Tower of London is both a building and an institution. Until 1782 it was the Department of the Jewel Office, under the Master of the Jewel Office, who was generally a senior politician.-History:...
and British Israelite
British Israelism
British Israelism is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David...
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Life
John Cox Gawler was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George GawlerGeorge Gawler
-External links: – Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK...
. Like his father he served in the military, he first joined the 73rd Regiment and fought in the 8th Xhosa War
Xhosa wars
The Xhosa Wars, also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa people and European settlers, from 1779 to 1879 in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa....
, 1850 to 1853, later being promoted to a colonel. In September, 1855, he was appointed a special magistrate in British Kaffraria
British Kaffraria
British Kaffraria was a British colony/subordinate administrative entity in present-day South Africa, consisting of the districts now known as King Williams Town and East London.The term Kaffraria stems from the word "Kaffir"...
. Later in 1861 he fought in Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, India. In the 1870's Gawler became the Keeper of the Crown Jewels
Jewel House
The Jewel House in the Tower of London is both a building and an institution. Until 1782 it was the Department of the Jewel Office, under the Master of the Jewel Office, who was generally a senior politician.-History:...
in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
, a position he held until his death in 1882. He wrote numerous works on war and British Israelism
British Israelism
British Israelism is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David...
.
War
- The British line in the attack, past and future (1872)
- Sikkim, with hints on Mountain and Jungle Warfare (1873)
British Israelism
- Our Scythian Ancestors (1875)
- Dan, the pioneer of Israel (1880)
- The Two Olive Trees (1881)