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Born 1855; educated at Cheltenham; commissioned into the Royal Artillery, 1875; Capt, 1883; served as Staff Officer and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Nile Expedition, Sudan, 1884-1885; Brevet Maj, 1885; Egyptian Frontier Field Force, 1885-1886; Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Cairo, Egypt, 1885-1890; Maj, 1891; Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Royal Artillery, Headquarters, Ireland, 1892-1895; Deputy Assistant Inspector General of the Ordnance, War Office, 1895-1898; Bde Maj, Aldershot, 1898-1899; Second Boer War, South Africa, 1899-1902; Staff Officer, Royal Artillery, South Africa, 1899-1900; Assistant Adjutant General, Royal Artillery and Col on Staff, Royal Artillery, South Africa, 1900-1902; Lt Col, 1900; Brevet Col, 1900; awarded CB, 1902; Col, 1902; Deputy Director General of the Ordnance, 1902-1904; Director of Artillery, War Office, 1904; Quartermaster General, India, 1904-1908; Maj Gen, 1906; General Officer Commanding Quetta Div, India, 1908-1912; Lt Gen, 1911; created KCB, 1913; served in World War One, 1914-1918; Adjutant General to the Forces and Member of Army Council, 1914-1916; appointed GCB, 1916; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command, 1916-1919; Gen, 1919; appointed GBE, 1919; retired 1922; died 1923.