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I® War Services of the General Officers.
xendeTed the most valuable assistance " (Medal with Clasp, and CS.). Served in the Soudan campaign in 1885 as
Chief of the Staff to Sir Gerald Graham (mentioned in despatches, XCB., and Medal with Clasp).
^ "^ Sir Charles Knight Pearson served as Adjutant of the 31st Regiment in the Crimea from 3rd Sept. 1855,
including the siege and fall of Sebastopol and attack of the 8th Sept. (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
Served m the Zulu war of 1879 in command of No. 1 Column, a force of all arms, which invaded Zululand by the
passage of the Lower Tugela. On the 22nd J°.nuary he defeated in the action of luyezane a Zulu force which in
euperiomumljers had taken up position to oyerwhelm him at a formidable pass called Majia's Hill. He then
advanced and formed the fortified post of Bkowe and held it while invested by the enemy for two months, after
which the place was relieved by Lord Chelmsford (KCMG., Medal with Clasp).
^* Lieut.General John Davis served with the 35th Regiment in the Shahabad district during the Indian
Mutiny campaign in 1858-59 (Medal). Served in the Soudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884 in
■command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, and was present in the engagements at El Teb and Temai (several times
mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served in the Soudan campaign in 1885
■(Clasp).
'8 Sir Redvers Henry Buller served with the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles throughout the campaign of i860 in China
(Medal with two Clasps). Served with the ist Battalion on the Red River expedition of 1870. Accompanied Sir
Garnet Wolseley to the Gold Coast in September 1873, and served as D. A. Adjutant and Quarter Ma ster General
«,nd Head of the Intelligence Department throughout the Ashanti war of 1873-74, including the action of Essa-
■man, battle of Amoaful, advanced guard engagement at Jarbinbah, battle of Ordahsu (slightly wounded) and
■capture of Coomassie (several times mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Major, CB., Medal with Clasp). Served
in the Kafir war of 187E-79, and commanded the Frontier Light Horse in the engagement at Taba ka Udoda and
in the operations at Molyneux Path and against Manyanyoba's stronghold (several times mentioned in despatches).
Served throughout the Zulu war of 1879, and commanded the cavalry in the engagements at Zlobane Mountain
and Kambula; conducted the reconnaissance before Ulundi, and was present in the engagement at Ulundi
{several times mentioned in despatches, thanked in General Orders, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Aide de Camp to the
Queen, Victoria Cross, CMG., Medal with Clasp) : received the UCT "for his gallant conduct at the retreat at
Inhlobana, on the 28th March 1879, in having assisted, whilst hotly pursued by Zulus, in rescuing Captain C. D'Arcy,
of the Frontier Liglt Horse, who was retiring on foot, and carrying him on his horse tmtil he overtook the rear guard.
Also for having on the same date, and under the same circumstances, conveyed Lieutenant C. Everitt, of the Frontier
Light Horse, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. Later on. Colonel Buller, in the same
manner, saved a trooper of the Frontier Light Horse, whose horse was completely exhausted, and who otherwise
would have becnliilled by the Zulus, who were within eighty yards of him." Served in the Boer war of 18S1 as Chief
of the Staff to Sir Evelyn Wood with the local rank of Major General. Served in the Egyptian war of 1882 in
charge of the Intelligence Department, and was present in the action at Kassasin (9th Septembei), and at the
battle of Tel-el-Kebir (mentioned in despatches, KCMG., Medal with Clasp, 3rd Class of the Osmanieh, and
Xhedive's Star). Served in the Soudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884 in command of the 1st
Infantry Brigade and as second in command of the expedition, and was present in the engagements at El Teb
and Temai (twice mentioned in despatches, promoted Major General for distinguished service in the field, two
•Clasps). Served in the Soudan campaign in 1884-85 as Chief of the Staff to Lord Wolseley ; when Sir Herbert
;Stewart was wounded and Colonel Burnaby had been killed, he took command of the Desert Column and with¬
drew it from Gubat to Gakdul in face of the enemy, defeating them at Abu Klea Wells on the i6th and 17th
February (mentioned in despatches, KCB., and Clasp).
"' Lieut. General Wiseman-Clarke served with the 93rd Highlanders the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, including
the battles of Alma and Balaklava, siege and fall of Sebastopol, capture of Kertch and Yenikale (Medal with three
Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Also the Indian campaign of 1857-59, including relief of Lucknow by Lord Clyde,
battle of Cawnpore on 6th Dec, pursuit of the enemy and capture of their guns at Seraighat, action at Kallee
Nuddie ; taking of Futtehghur, expedition to Mhow under Brigadier Hope, siege and capture of Lucknow (men¬
tioned in Sir E.Lugard'sdespatches), and subseauentaffairsendingin the capture of Bareilly (Medal withtwo Clasps).
*^ Lieut.General Olive served in the Eastern campaign in 1855-56 after the fall of Sebastopol.
8^ Licut.General H. J. Buchanan served the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 as Adjutant of the 47th Regiment,
including the battles of Alma and Inkerman, sortie of 26th Oct., siege and fall of Sebastopol—appointed Town
Major (iledal with three Clasps, Sardinian and Turkish Medals, 5th Class of the Medjidie). Commanded a
■Column of the Field Force under Brigadier General Ross against the Afreedees on the North West Frontier in
1877-78 (mentioned in despatches, C5., Medal -vrith Clasp).
s^ Lieut.General Dunham Massy served at the latter part of the siege of Sebastopol, was under fire atthe battle
of the Tchernaya, and commanded the Grenadiers of the 19th Regt. at the assault of the Redan on the 8th Sept.,
where with minor injuries he was dangerously woundedby a ball which passed through his left thigh, shattering
the bone. Being left on the ground, he fell into the hands of the enemy the ensuing night, who, supposing him to
be mortally wounded, did not remove him with their prisoners. Was recommended in a special despatch by the
Commander in Chief in the Crimea for his gallantry at the Redan, his fortitude, and the patient endurance with
which he bore his most severe suffering during a confinement to his camp stretcherof nearly six months (promoted
Captain, Medal with Clasp, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Afghan war in
1S79-80 in command of a Cavalry Brigade, and was present at the battle of Charasiab on the 6th October 1879,
the capture of the cantonment of Sherpore, the engagement in the Chardeh Valley, and the operations around
Cabul in December 1879 including the investment of Sherpore (twice mentioned in despatches. Medal with two
Clasps).
3- Lieut.General A. L. Lyttelton-Annesley served with the 11th Hussars in the Crimea from 29th July 1855,
including the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal and Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
'2 Lieut.General J. K. Eraser served as Orderly OflScer to Sir Edmund Lyons on the Expedition to Kinbourn
in iSs5, and vras present at its bombardment and surrender (Medal). Has received a Gold Medal from the Presi¬
dent of the French Republic in recognition of his devoted services to the wounded on the field of battle in the
Franco-German campaign of 1870-71.
5* Lieut.General H. F. Davies served in the Royal Navy in the Burmese war (Medal). Also in the Baltic
in the Russian war (Medal). Served in the Zulu war of 1879 as Commandant at Conference Hill and afterwards
as Commandant of Port Newdigate (mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp).
^'5 Lieut.General H. R. L. Newdigate landed in the Crimea with the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, and was present
atthe battle of Alma (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Served also during the Indian campaign of 1857-58,
including the action of Ca-nmpore, and capture of Lucknow; and with Ross' Camel Corps at the capture of
Calpeo and operations in Central India (Brevet of Major, Medal with two Clasps). Served in the Afghan war in
1878-79 with the Peshawur Valley Field Force in command of the 4th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, commanded
the Lower Koorum Brigade from April to Aug. 1880 (CS., and Medal).
^s Lieut.General Godfrey Clerk served with the Rifle Brigade in the Indian mutiny, and was present at the
Alumbagh and relief of Lucknow (Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp). Served in the campaign on the North¬
west Frontier of India in 1864, and was present in the engagement at Shubkudder (Medal mth Clasp).
'-" Lieut. General H. C. Wilkinson served with the 95th Regiment in the Indian campaign of 1858, and was present
atthe siege and capture of Awah, siege assaultandcapture of Kotah, battle of Kotakeserai. general action resulting
in the capture of Gwalior, assault and capture of Rowa, siege and capture of Pouree, battle of Beejapore, and affair
of Koondry (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Afghan war in 1880 in command of the Cavalry Brigade in Southern
Afghanistan, and took part in the march to Candahar with the force under Major General Phayre (mentioned in
despatches. Medal with Clasp). Served in the Egyptian war of 1882 in command of the Cavalry Brigade of the
Indian Contingent, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (twice mentionedin despatches, CB., Medal with
Clasp, 2nd Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
'"^ Lieut.General J. H. Hall served at the siege of Sebastopol from 20th Nov. 1834 to i6th Jan. 1855 (Medal with
Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
'0* Major General G. D. Barker served with the 78th Highlanders in the Persian war in 1857, including the night
attack and battle of Kooshab.bombardmenhof Mohumrah, and expedition toAhwaz (Medal with Clasp). Served in
Bengal with Havelock's Column from its first taking the field in 1857, including the actions of Futtehpore, Aoung,
Pandoo Nuddee, Cawnpore, Onao, Busoerutgunge (first and secood), Boorbeakechowkee, and Ui« several acUona