[12] Brig.-General Archibald John Arnold Wright, C.B., appointed April, 1908. This officer had served in Bengal, 1883-88, as D.A.A.G. (Musketry), and in the Chitral Relief Force, 1895. He was awarded the C.B. after the South African Campaign (Queen’s Medal, 3 clasps; King’s Medal, 2 clasps), and subsequent to his retirement in 1910, was recalled to service, November, 1914, as Brig.-General Commanding the 90th Infantry Brigade. [13] Circular Memorandum, No. 131 of 14-1-1910; 9/Gen. No. 1700 (C. 3). [14] Lieut.-General Sir George Mackworth Bullock, K.C.B., of the Devonshire Regiment. After distinguished service in India, he commanded the 2nd Devons in the South African Campaign, and was Major-General Commanding in Egypt, 1905-8. He was created C.B. in 1900, and K.C.B. in 1911, in the September of which year he relinquished the West Riding Command. [15] Major Symonds was only able to hold the appointment for a few months. Thereafter, General Mends resumed it again, and carried on with conspicuous success till August, 1914. [16] Major-General Thomas Stanford Baldock, C.B. The General had served in South Africa, where he was awarded the King’s Medal with two clasps, and when he was created C.B. His honourable record in France, 1914-15, will appear in a later chapter of this book. [17] See page 14, note 1. The official Memorandum quoted in the text is dated October 31st, 1916. [18] See page 18. [19] To whom I am immensely indebted for the continuous archives of the Unit from 1859 to 1914. They were kept till 1910 by the late Major J. B. Howard, from whom Major Chambers took over the labour of love. [20] Invalided home in November, 1916. About 47,000 patients passed through the C.C. Station during Col. Wear’s two years’ command. The C.M.G. was awarded to this Officer in June, 1915, when the Military Cross was conferred on his Quartermaster. [21] Constable and Co., 1918. [22] ‘We must grasp the trident in our fist’ said Kaiser Wilhelm II. at Cologne in 1897. The British Army occupied Cologne in 1918. [23] Col. Sir T. Pilkington was given Command of a Regular Battalion at the end of 1914, since when Col. Husband took sole charge of this branch. [24] The Administrative Centres were independent of the Establishments of the three Lines. They were commanded by an Officer not below Captain’s rank, and were charged with the duty of recruiting and of clothing all recruits prior to passing them to their units, and had charge of the Headquarters and Stores. [25] By authority of a War Office Letter from the Adjutant-General’s branch (No. 40/W.O./2481) of May 7th, 1915, published in IV. Army Corps Routine Order, No. 609, on May 16th. No change was made in the designation of the Artillery, Engineers and Medical units, but the number of the Division instead of the Territorial designation was attached to the Divisional Cyclist Company, Ammunition Column and Park, Signal Company, Supply Column, Train, and Sanitary Section.