General Gatacre: The Story of the Life and Services of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906Gatacre, Beatrix Wickens Davey, Lady
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General Gatacre: The Story of the Life and Services of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906
Gatacre, Beatrix Wickens Davey, Lady
Gatacre, William Forbes, Sir, 1843-1906; South African War, 1899-1902
Clements, Maj.-Gen. R. A. P., C.B., D.S.O.: commanding brigade
on Salisbury Plain, 1899, 218
orders given to, _re_ Norval's Pont Bridge, 242
Colchester: headquarters of Eastern District; W. F. G. takes up
command, Dec. 1898, 216
departs for South Africa, Oct. 1899, 219
resumes command, May 1900, 262
hands over, Dec. 1903, 271
Colenso: battle of, Dec. 1899, compared with attempt on Stormberg, 236
Colville, Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry, K.C.B., 253
Connaught, H.R.H. the Duke of, K.G., G.C.B., etc.; at Aldershot, 1874,
34
Crosthwaite, Sir Charles, K.C.S.I.: Chief Commissioner,
Burma, 1887-90, 87
report on administration by, cited, 90
Dacoity: difficulties of suppression, 85
Decorations worn by W. F. G.:
D.S.O., 1889
C.B., 1895
Jubilee, 1897
K.C.B., 1898
Order of the Medjidieh, 2nd class, 1898
Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal, 1900
Coronation Medal, 1902
War Medals:
Indian Frontier, 2 clasps.
Chitral 1895, 1 clasp.
British Soudan.
South Africa, Queen's medal, 2 clasps.
Egyptian Soudan, 2 clasps.
Delhi: Camp of Exercise at, 1884-5, 63-4
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Aldershot, 1879-80. See
Staff Services.
Deputy Quartermaster-General, India, 1885-9. See Staff Services
Derbyshire Regt.: with Third Division in South Africa, 1900, 237
called up to headquarters, 245
Dewetsdorp: telegram regarding occupation of, March 1900, 246
geographical position of, 247
party of occupation strengthened, 248
arrival of detachment, 251
anxiety about safety of detachment, 255
Dimmock, Col. H. P., M.D., I.M.S.: recollections of, 1897, 167
Dufferin and Ava, First Marquess of, Viceroy of India, 1885, 63
receives Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, 1898, 215
Eager, Lieut.-Col., R.I.R.; mortally wounded at Stormberg, 1899, 233
East London, C.C.: W. F. G. disembarks at, Nov. 1899, 222
Elles, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edmond, G.C.I.E., K.C.B.: serves with Hazara
Field Force, 1888, 76
Egypt: campaign of 1898. See Chapters XII., XIII., 186-213
Eyton, R. W.: author of _Antiquities of Shropshire_, cited, 1-3
Forbes, William, Esq., of Callendar: maternal grandfather to W. F. G., 7
William, son of above, M.P. for Stirlingshire, 7
Jessie, sister to above: married Edward Lloyd Gatacre, Esq.;
mother of W. F. G., 7
Forced march on Berber, Feb. 1898, 191-7
Forestier-Walker, Gen. Sir Frederick, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.: commanded
Lines of Communication, South Africa, 1899, 222
Fort Sandeman: official visit to, 1896, 150
murderous outrage at, 1896, 151
Franco-Prussian War: W. F. G. visits battlefields, 1870, 30
Free Lance, steeplechase pony, Rangoon, 1882-3, 50
French, Gen. Sir John, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., etc.: operations
round Colesberg, C.C., 1899, 225
operations round Thaba 'Nchu, O.F.S., 1900, 252
Fryer, Sir Frederick, K.C.S.I.; Financial Commissioner,
Burma, 1888-92, 89
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