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South Africa and the Transvaal ; ) BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF NOTABLE PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1 ABBREVIATIONS of Garter. G.C.T.E. Knight Grand Commander E.G. Knight the of the Indian Knight > E.T. Knight of the Thistle. E.C.I. E. Commander Empire. E.P. Knight of St. Patrick. CLE. Companion j G.C.B. Knight Grand Cross) G.C.V.O. Knight Grand Cross K.C.B. Knight Commander > of the Bath. E.C. V.O. Knight Commander of the Royal Vic- C.B. Companion ) C. V.O. Commander torian Order. M. V.O. Member 4th or 5th Class G.C.S.I. Knight Grand Commander ) f t <.*„- nf ) K.C.S. 1. Knight Commander D.S.O. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order } India. C.S.I. Companion A.D.C. Aide-de-Camp. G.C.M.G. Knight Grand Cross Y.C. Victoria Cross. Commander ^ o{ st Michael and St. E.C.M.G. Knight George. C.M.G. Companion J Abinger (4th Baron). —James Yorke Mac- Alexander. —Lieut.-Col. H. Alexander, 10th gregor Scarlett. Late Captain 3rd Battalion Hussars. Entered 18S0 ; Lieut.-Col., Aug. 1900. Queen's Own (Cameron Highlanders). Staff Service—Adjt. Yeomanry Cavalry, 1890-95. Acheson (Viscount). — Archibald Charles War Service— S. African War, 1S99-1900 ; twice Montagu Brabazon, D.L. for County Armagh. wounded (once severely). Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards. Alexander.— Lieut.-Col. Hon. W. P. Alex- A Court. —Lieut.-Col. C. A Court. Entered ander, Royal Scots Greys. Cor. 2nd Dragoons, Service Adjt. Rifle Brigade, 1878 ; Brev. Lieut.-Col., 1899. 1869; Brev.-Col., July 1900. Staff — Staff Service—Staff Capt. (Intell.) Headquarters Aux. Forces, 1884-89. War Service— S. African of Army, 1890-93; D.A.A.G. (Intell.) Head- War, 1 899- 1 900. Allen, quarters of Army, 1893-95 ; D.A.A.G., Egypt, Allen. —Major-General Ralph Edward Brig.-Maj. Soudan Ex. Force, 1S9S J.P., A.A.G. South African Field Force. En- 1897-98; ; — Mil. Attache (temp.) Brussels and the Hague, tered 1865 ; Colonel, 1896. Staff Service 1899; D.A.A.G., S. Africa, 1S99-1900. War Brigade Major, Belfast, 1S84 ; D.A.A. and Major, Service—Afghan War, 1878 (medal with clasp) Q.M.G., South Africa, 1884-85 ; Brigade Nile Ex., 1898 (Despatches, May and Sept. Eastern District, 1SS6-87 ; D.A.A.G., Chatham, 1898; Brev. of Lieut.-Col.; Egyptian medal 1S87 ; A.A.G., Curragh, 1896-97; A.A.G., South medal) ; S. African War, 1S99- Africa, 1899-1900. WarService—Bechuanaland with clasp ; 1900; with Ladysmith Relief Force; Spion Expedition, 18S4-85 (honourably mentioned ; Kop (Despatches). Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel) ; South African Airey.— Lieut. - Col. H. P. Airey, D.S.O. War, 1899-1900; on Staff. Major-General Allen, This dashing officer commanded the New South born in 1846, is the son of the late Major R. Wales Imperial Bushmen. Shuttle worth Allen, J. P. , D. L., and the daughter Airlie (8th Earl of ).—David William Stanley of Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart. Ogilvy, Baron Ogilvy of Airlie (see vol. vi. p. Allin— Lieut.-Col. W. B. Allin, A.M.S., IS)- P.M.O., Natal Field Force ; Lieut. -Col. R. A.M.C., Albemarle (Sth Earl of). —Arnold Allan 1893. War Service—Afghan War, 1S7S- Cecil Keppel, Baron Ashford, Viscount Bury. 1SS0 (medal) ; Soudan Ex., 1884-85 (De- ; Colonel, C.I.V. ; late Dorset Militia ; late Scots spatches, 1S85 medal with clasp; bronze ; Guards. star ; promoted Surg.-Maj.) Isazai Ex., 1S92 ; Alderson.—Lieut.-Col. E. A. H. Alderson, S. African War, 1899- 1900. Royal West Kent Regt. Entered 1878 ; Brev. Appelbe.—Col. E. B. Appelbe. Lieut.-Col., Lieut.-Col., 1897. Staff Service—Spec. Serv. 1S98. Staff Service—Employed with Egyptian S. Africa, 1896-97 ; D.A.A.G., Aldershot, Army, 1887-93; Ord. Officer 3rd class, 1896-9S; 1897-99; Comdg. Mounted Inf. Cav., 1st Brig., Ord. Officer 2nd class, 1898. War Service— S. Africa, 1899. War Service—S. African S. African War, 1879-81 (medal with clasp); War, 1881 ; Egyptian Ex., 1S82 (medal with Soudan Ex., 1S84-85 (medal with 2 clasps; clasp; bronze star); Soudan Ex, 1884-85 (2 bronze star); Soudan, 18SS-89 (3rd class clasps); Op. in S. Africa, 1896 (Despatches; Medjidie) ; S. African War, 1899-1900; Chief Brev. of Lieut.-Col.) ; S. African War, 1S99- Ord. Officer, Lines of Communication. 1900 ; Comdg. Corps of Mounted Inf. Armstrong'.—Lieut.-Col. F. W. Armstrong. Aldworth. —Lieutenant - Colonel W. Aid- This officer rendered valuable service with the worth, D.S.O. Commanding 2nd Battalion East Griqualand Mounted Volunteers. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. For career, Arthur. — Sir George Compton Archibald tee vol. iv. p. 60. Arthur, 3rd Battalion Herts Yeomanry Cavalry ; 1 The military details do not exter. beyond the information contained in the Official Army Lists of 1900. 152 MAJOR-GENERAL BARTON, C. B. Photo, Debenham & Smith, Southampton - ; Biographical Record Lieutenant, 2nd Life Guards, 1880-86. War South Westmorland since 1892, County Coun- Service—Egyptian Campaign, 1882 ; Nile Ex- cillor for Westmorland, Parliamentary Private pedition, 1885. Born i860. Secretary to Financial Secretary to Treasury. Ava (Earl of). —Archibald James Leofric This gallant officer (serving with Yeomanry Temple Blackwood (late 17th Lancers), son of Cavalry) retired as Captain in Grenadier Guards 1st Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. For career, in 1886. Prior to that date he acted as A.D.C. see vol iii. p. 90. to the Governor-General of Canada in 1882-83 and 1888-S9. He is the eldest son of Colonel Babington.—Major-GeneralJ. M.Babington. Charles Bagot, Grenadier Guards ; was born in Entered 1873 ; Colonel, 1S96. Staff Service 1854, and married in 1885 to the daughter of — A.A.G., Punjab, 1896-99. War Service— Sir John Leslie, Bart. Bechuanaland Expedition, 18S4-85 (De- Bainbridge.—Brev.-Maj. E. G. T. Bain- spatches) ; S. African War, 1899-1901 ; A.A.G., bridge, The Buffs. Entered 1888 ; Brev.-Maj., afterwards Commanding 1st Cavalry Brigade. 1898. Staff Service—Employed with Egyptian Babtie.—Major W. Babtie, ID. (J., C.M.G., Army, 1S96-98 ; D.A.A.G., S. Africa, 1899- R.A.M.C. (See Recipients of the V.C.) En- 1900. War Service—Ex. to Dongola, 1896 tered 18S1. This notable medical officer, the (Despatches, Nov. 1896); Nile Ex., 1897 first of the Scottish heroes to earn the V.C. in (Despatches, Jan. 1898 ; clasp to Egyptian South Africa, was born in 1859, and is the son medal) ; Nile Ex., 1898 (Despatches, Sept. and of Mr. J. Babtie, J.P., of Dumbarton. He Deo, 1898; Brev. of Maj.; clasp to Egyptian served with distinction in India, Malta, and medal; medal); S. African War, 1899-1900; Crete, and was decorated for services rendered on Staff ; Commanding Corps of Mounted Inf. during the international occupation of that Ball.—Maj. J. W. Ball. This officer rendered island. His action at Colenso is described valuable service with the Queenstown Rifle elsewhere. Volunteers. Bacon. —Maj. W. Bacon. This officer ren- Banfield.— Lieut.-Col. R. J. F. Banfield, dered notable service with the Queensland The Welsh Regiment. Entered 1871 ; Lieut.- Mounted Infantry. Col., 1896. Staff Service—D.A.A.G. for Inst. W. Baden- Powell.—Lieutenant-General Robert Dist., 1887-92. War Service— S. African War, Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell. Special Ser- 1S99-1900 ; Op. at Paardeberg ; severely vice, Mafeking. Entered 13th Hussars, 1S76 ; wounded, 18th Feb. 1900. Major-General, 23rd May 1900. Staff Service— Bartlett.— Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, M.P., A.D.C. to G.O.C. Cape of Good Hope, 188S; Lieutenant, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regi- A.M.S. and A.D.C. to G.O.C. Cape of Good ment. Sir Ellis was born in 1S49, and married Hope, 1888-90; A.M.S. and A.D.C. to Governor in 1S74 the daughter of Mr. Walsh of Phila- of Malta, 1890-93. Special Service, Ashanti,— delphia. He was M.P. for Suffolk from 1SS0-85, 1895-96; South Africa, 1 S99- 1 900. War Service for Ecclesall Division, Sheffield, since 1885, Operations in Zululand, 1S88 (honourably men- and Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 18S5-86, tioned) ; Ashanti Expedition, 1S95-96 (honour- 1SS6-92. ably mentioned ; Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, Barton.—Major-General G. Barton, C.B. Star); Operations in South Africa, 1S96 (Despat- Commanding 6th Brigade Natal Field Force. ches ; Brevet of Colonel) ; South African War, Entered 1S62 ; Major-General, 1S9S. Staff Ser- 1 ; 899- 1 900 Mafeking. Afterwards on Staff. Pro- vice— Special Service, Ashanti Expedition, 1S73- moted Major-General for distinguished services 74 ; A.D.C. to Brigadier-General, Aldershot, in the field. The heroic defender of Mafeking 1S74-77 ; Special Service, South Africa, 1S7S- is the son of the late Prof. Baden-Powell, who 79; D.A.A. and Q.M.G. (commandant Foot married the eldest daughter of Admiral H. Police) ; W. Expeditionary Force, Egypt, 18S2 ; Smyth, F.H.S., a descendant of the gallant Assistant Military Secretary, China, 1SS4-S5 ; Captain John Smith of Elizabethan age. Their Assistant Military Secretary to Lieutenant- son, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, General, Expeditionary Force, Suakim, 1S85 ; was born on the 22nd February 1857. He was A.A.G. Thames District, 1895-97, North-West a godson of Robert Stephenson, the celebrated District, 1S97-98 ; Major-General Infantry engineer. He is a keen soldier, a smart scholar, Brigade, South Africa, 1S99. War Service— fine actor, a and a born wit, and to these Ashanti, 1873-74, wounded (Despatches ; medal qualities, combined with his amazing versatility with clasp ; promoted Captain) ; South African and excellent spirits, he owes his popularity War, 1879 (Despatches; medal with clasp; and success.
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