Henry E Baines

Henry E BainesBorn April 4, 1840, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, son of Philip Ottey Egerton Baines and Mary Rice. Attended Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1858-1859. Commissioned lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1859. Served with No. 5 Battery, 0th Garrison Brigade, from 1859 until 1866. Stationed in the U.K. (Channel Islands, Portsmouth, Shoeburyness) 1859-1861, and in British North America (Halifax Nova Scotia, Toronto Canada, Quebec City) 1861-1866. Travelled extensively throughout Canada West (Ontario), Canada East (Quebec) and portions of New York State. Painted landscapes scenes of the places he visited. Died at Quebec City, October 27, 1866, from injuries sustained while fighting the Great Fire of Quebec. Buried in Quebec's Mount Hermon Cemetery with full civil and military honours. Read More Read Less

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