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- c 1920, 1995 (Creation)
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Born 1854; educated, St James' School , Jersey and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; Lt, Royal Engineers (RE), 1873; Capt, 1885; Adjutant, Royal Engineers, 1888-1892; Maj, 1892; Lt Col, 1898; Afghanistan, 1878-1880; Sudan (Nile) Expedition, 1884-1885; Sudan, 1885-1886; Tirah and North West Frontier Expedition, India, 1897-1898; Col, 1903; Commanding Troops, Natal, 1904; Chief Engineer, Coastal Defence, Eastern Command 1905-1908; Commandant, School of Military Engineering and Commander, Royal Engineers Depot, 1908-1910; Maj Gen, 1910; General Officer Commanding troops in Sierra Leone, 1911-1914; Garrison Commander, Humber Defences, 1915-1917; retired, 1917; died 1934.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Ferrier c 1920, 1995 Collection level one file Ferrier , James Archibald , 1854-1934 , Major General
Born 1854; educated, St James' School , Jersey and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; Lt, Royal Engineers (RE), 1873; Capt, 1885; Adjutant, Royal Engineers, 1888-1892; Maj, 1892; Lt Col, 1898; Afghanistan, 1878-1880; Sudan (Nile) Expedition, 1884-1885; Sudan, 1885-1886; Tirah and North West Frontier Expedition, India, 1897-1898; Col, 1903; Commanding Troops, Natal, 1904; Chief Engineer, Coastal Defence, Eastern Command 1905-1908; Commandant, School of Military Engineering and Commander, Royal Engineers Depot, 1908-1910; Maj Gen, 1910; General Officer Commanding troops in Sierra Leone, 1911-1914; Garrison Commander, Humber Defences, 1915-1917; retired, 1917; died 1934.
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Unpublished memoir of the life and military career of Maj Gen James Archibald Ferrier including: service with Royal Engineers, India, 1875-1878; Afghanistan, 1878-1880; Sudan (Nile) Expedition, 1884-1885; Sudan, 1885-1886; Tirah and North West Frontier Expedition, India, 1897-1898; Natal, 1904; Sierra Leone, 1911-1914; UK, 1915-1917. Includes epilogue and notes written by Ferrier's grandson, James Llay Ferrier, 1995.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Corporate Records Services.
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Compiled by James Pugh.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD (G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Mar 2004 Afghanistan Africa Colonial conflicts Colonial countries East Africa Ferrier , James Archibald , 1854-1934 , Major General India Middle East Political systems Royal Engineers Sierra Leone South Africa South Asia Southern Africa Sudan West Africa
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Unpublished memoir of the life and military career of Maj Gen James Archibald Ferrier including: service with Royal Engineers, India, 1875-1878; Afghanistan, 1878-1880; Sudan (Nile) Expedition, 1884-1885; Sudan, 1885-1886; Tirah and North West Frontier Expedition, India, 1897-1898; Natal, 1904; Sierra Leone, 1911-1914; UK, 1915-1917. Includes epilogue and notes written by Ferrier's grandson, James Llay Ferrier, 1995.
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Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of a letter of introduction.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Corporate Records Services.
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- English
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- Latin
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD (G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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