South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901Creswicke, Louis
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901
Creswicke, Louis
South African War, 1899-1902; Transvaal (South Africa) -- History
=Edwards.=--Lieut.-Col. A. H. M. Edwards (5th Dragoon Guards), Commanding
Imperial Light Horse. Entered 1883; Major, 1897. _Staff Service_--A.A.G.,
S. Africa, May 1900. _War Service_--Hazara Ex., 1888 (Despatches); S.
African War, 1899-1900; Ladysmith, wounded 6th Jan.
=Elliot.=--C. Bletterman Elliott LL.B., C.M.G. General Manager of Cape
Government Railways.
=Elliot.=--Maj. Sir Henry George Elliot, K.C.M.G., created 1899; Chief
Magistrate, Tembuland, Cape of Good Hope. Born 1826; son of the late Maj.
J. F. Elliot. Married, first, 1865, a daughter of Mr. J. Drummond;
second, 1879, a daughter of Mr. W. Gardner. Entered the Army, Royal
Marines, 1841; retired (Major), 1870; served in the Crimea, 1854-55,
including Sebastopol and Balaclava (Despatches; medal with clasp; Turkish
medal; 5th class Medjidie); S. Africa, 1877-78 (C.M.G.).
=Eloff.=--Grandson of President Kruger. This young man, some years ago,
made himself obnoxious in consequence of his disrespectful reference to
her Majesty the Queen. He would otherwise have earned the esteem of even
his enemies for the enterprise of his assault on Mafeking (_see_ vol. v.
p. 109).
=Ennismore= (Viscount).--R. Granville Hare. Captain 4th Battalion Royal
Munster Fusiliers. Lord Ennismore, born 1866, is the son of the 3rd Earl
of Listowel, and was formerly in the 1st Life Guards.
=Erasmus.=--Boer Commandant, son of the sometime Acting President of the
South African Republic.
=Erroll.=--(19th Earl of).--Brigadier-General Charles Gore, LL.D., D.L.
Entered R.H.G., 1869; Colonel, 1898. _Staff Service_--A.D.C. to
Commander-in-Chief; A.A.G., under I.G. of Cavalry, 1898-99; Special
Service, South Africa, 1899-1900; A.A.G., South Africa. January, 1900;
March 1900; Brigadier-General, Imperial Yeomanry Brigade, South Africa,
March, 1900. _War Service_--South African War, 1899-1900; on Staff.
=Escombe.=--Right Hon. Harry Escombe, P.C., LL.D. Commandant of Naval
Natal Volunteers, and late Prime Minister and Attorney-General of Natal.
Sir Harry Escombe, who died at the close of 1899, was intimately
associated with affairs connected with Natal, and universally esteemed.
=Essex= (7th Earl of).--G. Devereux de Vere Capell, J.P. Lord Essex was
formerly in the Grenadier Guards. He retired in 1882, but instantly
offered his services when the need for them arose.
=Eustace.=--Lieut.-Col. F. J. W. Eustace, R.H.A. Entered 1870; Col., Feb.
1900. _Staff Service_--A.D.C. to Lieut.-Gen. Comg. Afghan Campaign, 1880;
A.D.C. (prov.) to Com.-in-Chief, E. Indies, 1881-82; A.D.C. to
Com.-in-Chief, E. Indies, 1883-84; A.A.G., S. Africa, Feb. 1900. _War
Service_--Afghan War, 1878-79 (medal); S. African War, 1899-1900
(Despatches, May 1900).
=Evans.=--Lieut.-Col. E. S. Evans, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Entered 1874;
Lieut.-Col., 1896. _War Service_--S. African War, 1899-1900.
=Evans.=--Maj. R. W. Evans. Commanded Natal Mounted Rifles, Ladysmith.
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