Egerton was
commissioned into the
89th Regiment of Foot. He was appointed
adjutant of his regiment in 1836, served in the
Crimean War and was decorated with the
Order of the Medjidie, Fifth Class. He features in a photograph taken in the Crimea by
Roger Fenton. Appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in 1866 and
Military Secretary in 1871, Egerton was also
Colonel of the
89th Regiment of Foot. ==Family==