John Boothby

Major-General John George Boothby (22 June 1824 – 27 April 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

[4] Boothby served in the conflict and saw action at the battles of Alma and Balaclava, and the Siege of Sevastopol.

[7] For his contribution to the war, Boothby was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by France and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class by the Ottoman Empire.

[11] As his military career progressed, Boothby became a brevet lieutenant colonel in March 1862,[12] before gaining the full rank in August 1866.

[14] Boothby retired from active service on full pay in July 1875, at which point he was granted the honorary rank of major-general.