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
=Lawson.=--Brev. Lieut.-Col. H. M. Lawson, R.E. Entered 1877; Brev.
Lieut.-Col., 1898. _Staff Service_--D.A.A.G., Dublin Dist., 1889-92;
D.A.Q.M.G. Headquarters of Army, 1893-98; Specially employed with
Egyptian Army, 1898-99; A.A.G., S. Africa, 1899. _War Service_--Egyptian
Ex., 1884 (medal with clasp; bronze star; 5th class Medjidie); Soudan
Ex., 1884-85 (Despatches; 2 clasps; Brev. of Maj.); Nile Ex., 1898,
dangerously wounded; (Despatches; Brev. of Lieut.-Col.; Egyptian medal
with clasp; medal); S. African War, 1899-1900; on Staff; Ladysmith.
=Leary.=--Lieut.-Col. T. G. Leary. This officer served with distinction
with the Transkei Territories Contingent.
=Le Gallais.=--Lieut.-Col. P. W. J. Le Gallais, 8th Hussars. Entered
1881; Brev.-Col., 1898. _Staff Service_--A.D.C. to Maj.-Gen., Bengal,
1890-92; Employed with Egyptian Army, 1897-98; Mil.-Sec. to Viceroy,
India, 1899; Spec. Serv., S. Africa, 1899; A.A.G., S. Africa, 1900. _War
Service_--Nile Ex., 1897 (Egyptian medal with clasp); Nile Ex., 1898
(Despatches, May and Sept., 1898; Brev. of Lieut.-Col.; 4th class
Osmanieh; 2 clasps for Egyptian medal; medal); S. African War, 1899-1900,
Commanding mixed force. This distinguished officer was killed in the
engagement at Bothaville on the 5th of November.
=Legge.=--Lieut.-Col. Norton Legge, D.S.O., 20th Hussars. Killed in
action on 13th Dec. 1900. Entered 1882; Major, 1898. _Staff
Service_--Employed with Egyptian Army, 1894-96 and 1898. _War
Service_--Soudan Ex., 1885 (medal with clasp; bronze star); Soudan,
1885-86 (Despatches); Ex. to Dongola, 1896 (Despatches; D.S.O.; Egyptian
medal with 2 clasps); Nile Ex., 1897 (clasp to Egyptian medal); Nile Ex.,
1898 (Despatches, 1898; clasp to Egyptian medal; medal); S. African War,
1899-1900, Comdg. Mtd. Inf. Corps.
=Lessard.=--Lieut.-Col. F. L. Lessard. This gallant officer served with
the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
=Leuchars.=--Lieut.-Col. G. Leuchars. This officer commanded the Umvoti
Mounted Rifles with distinction.
=Lewis.=--Brev. Maj. Vernon Lewis, 2nd Batt. Royal Scots Fusiliers. This
promising young officer, who lost his life at Pieters Hill at the age of
twenty-eight, had seen a considerable amount of service, both with the
Chitral Relief Force and with the West African Frontier Force. He took
part in operations on the Niger; was mentioned in Despatches, and
honourably mentioned by the Colonial Office; he was awarded the medal
with clasp, and the Brevet of Major, dated October 10, 1899, his
commission as Captain bearing date of the preceding day. Throughout Gen.
Buller's operations he greatly distinguished himself by his intelligence
and daring, and through his exertions the passage of the Tugela, which
ultimately proved to be the key to Ladysmith, was discovered.
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