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
History
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
=Gatacre.=--Lieutenant-General Sir W. F. Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O.
Commanding Third Division till May 1900. Entered, 77th Foot, 1862;
Major-General, 1898. _Staff Service_--Instructor in Surv. Royal Military
College, 1875-79; D.A.A. and Q.M.G., Aldershot, 1879-80; A.A.G., Madras,
1880-81; D.Q.M.G., India, 1885-90; Adjutant-General, Bombay, 1890-94;
Brigade-General, India, 1894-97; Major-General, Infantry Brigade,
Aldershot, 1897-98; Major-General commanding Brigade, Egypt, 1898;
Major-General commanding Division, Soudan Expedition Force, 1898;
Major-General, E. District, 1898-99; Lieutenant-General, Infantry
Division, S. Africa, 1899-1900; Major-General, E. District, June 1900.
_War Service_--Hazara Expedition, 1888 (Despatches; medal with clasp;
D.S.O); Burma, 1889-90 (clasp); Operations in Chitral, 1895 (Despatches;
C.B.); Nile Expedition, 1898 (Despatches, May and September 1898;
K.C.B., 2nd class Medjidie; thanked by both Houses of Parliament;
Egyptian medal with 2 clasps; medal); South African War, 1899-1900; on
Staff.
=Gawne.=--Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Gawne, R. Lanc. Regt. Entered 1874;
Colonel, February 1900. _Staff Service_--D.A.A.G., Egypt, 1895-97. _War
Service_--South African War, 1879 (medal with clasp); Bechuanaland
Expedition, 1884-85; South African War; died of wounds received in
action, December 1900.
=Gerard.=--Col. Lord W. C. Gerard, Hon. Col. Lancs. Hussars Yeomanry
Cavalry. _War Service_--S. African War, 1899-1900; A.D.C. to G.O.C.
Natal.
=Gifford.=--Hon. Maurice R. Gifford, C.M.G. This remarkable officer, now
associated with the Rhodesian Horse, is the son of 2nd Baron Gifford. He
has seen an immense amount of fighting in various parts of the world. He
served in the Egyptian Campaign, 1882; as scout in Canada (medal and
clasp); and again in the Matabele Campaign of 1893 (medal). He raised
"Gifford's Horse" in the Matabele Rebellion, 1896, when he lost an arm.
His services were rewarded with the C.M.G.
=Girouard.=--Lieutenant-Colonel E. P. C. Girouard, D.S.O., R.E. Entered,
Royal Engineers, 1888; Brevet-Major, 1899. _Staff Service_--Railway
Traffic Manager, Royal Arsenal, 1890-95; employed with Egyptian Army,
1896-98; Special Extra Regimental Employ, 1898-99; Director of Railways,
South Africa, 1899. _War Service_--Expedition to Dongola, 1896
(Despatches, D.S.O.; Egyptian medal with clasp); Nile Expedition, 1897
(Despatches; clasp to Egyptian medal; Brevet of Major); South African
War; on Staff. Colonel Girouard is generally recognised as one of the
foremost organisers and engineers of his day, and it has been said that
what he does not know of his craft "is not knowledge." He was born at
Montreal in 1867, and educated at the Royal Military College, Kingston.
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