Defence Force of South Australia, establishment of, 156; General Downes' reorganization scheme for, 158; reorganization of, 157 Defence League of Australia, 288 Deorwyn, Alice, 129, 130 Deorwyn, Constance, 129, 130 Derdepoort, curious incident at, 255 Disney, Colonel, 175 Doldrums, the, 88 Don Carlos, arrival in London of, 49; author and, 46, 48, 49, 50; author joins, 30, 31; flees to France, 48; in Paris, 51, 52, 53; in the hunting field, 50; reconciliation with Queen Isabella, 52; rejects Alfonso's amnesty, 36; story of claim to Spanish throne, 46, 47; success of, 30 Downes, Major-General, appointed Secretary to Ministry of Defence, Victoria, 176; appointed to reorganize South Australian Defence Force, 157; author and, 132, 142, 143, 186, 197, 198, 203, 204; Commandant of Victoria, 270, 271; leaves Adelaide, 208 Drill instructor, author appointed, in New Zealand, 91; work as, 95 Dudley, Lord, and first aeroplane in Sydney, 300-301 Dunedin, 89, 106; Fern Hill Club at, 91 Edgbaston, Oratory school at, 23 Education Department, South Australia, and cadet system, 214 Edward, King, and Commonwealth Forces, 273 Elder, Sir Thomas, 166, 167 Elder, Smith and Co., 167 English language, difficulties of, 22 Estella, as seat of Carlist government, 47; author joins Carlists at, 35 Eugenie, Empress, and death of Prince Imperial, 41; author meets, at Jerez, 41 Fellowes, Major, 175 Ferdinand VI, 46, 47 Fern Hill Club, 91 Filgate, Mr., 166 Finn, Major-General, Commandant of Queensland, 271, 280; Inspector-General, Australia, 280 Fitzalan, Viscount, pupil of Oratory School, Edgbaston, 24 Fitzgerald, Captain, 299 Fitzgerald, Hon. Nicholas, 213 Fitzgerald, Miss, author marries, 213-214 Forrest, Sir John, 221; author and, 269 Fort Glanville, 132, 142, 159, 160, 161, 165, 180, 181, 202, 210, 211 Fort Largs, 161, 164, 165; insubordination at, 185, 186, 187; Permanent Force Artillery at, 209 Fosberry, Mr., and Great Strike, 209 Francis, Colonel, Commandant of Western Australia, 271 French, General, 249; in South Africa, 247, 248 French, Major-General, as Commandant, New South Wales, 270 Gate Pah, 91 Geelong, 124 Gilruth, Doctor, 310, 311 Glasford, Captain, 308 Glenelg, author's accident at, 180; construction of fort at, 180; excitement at, on arrival of Russian Fleet, 178; landing of first settlers at, 152 Gordon, Adam, Dean of Caithness, 2 Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 2; famous jump of, 94 Gordon, Admiral Sir James Alexander, 4 Gordon, Alexander, of Camdell, 3 Gordon, Alexander, of Wardhouse, 3; guillotined at Brest, 4 Gordon, Brigadier-General, J. M. (author), military appointments and promotions of, 147; pedigree of, 7 Gordon, Carlos Pedro (author's father), becomes Laird of Wardhouse, 14, 19 Gordon, Charles, 3 Gordon, Charles Edward (of Wardhouse), 4, 11, 12; death of, 13; sends his eldest son to Spain, 13 Gordon, Colonel Fabian, 1