Charles Emilius Gold

Lieutenant-General Charles Emilius Gold was an English officer of the 65th Regiment, British Army, and artist of historic importance but limited ability. He was born at Woolwich Common, Kent, England, on 6 January 1809 and obtained a commission in the 65th Regiment by purchase on 28 March 1828.
Gold retired from active service in New Zealand, in consequence of his promotion to the rank of major general, on 1 October 1860, having served 32 years with the 65th Regiment in British Guiana, Barbados, Canada, England and New Zealand. He'd commanded the forces in New Zealand for 14 years, particularly during the first engagements of the First Taranaki War.
He and his wife, Eleanor, had thirteen children. One of their sons, Walter Kelvington Gold, was a respected painter and secretary of the South Australian Society of Arts.