OBITUARY.

Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 6

OBITUARY.

i SIR FREDEKICK MAURICE. Bj rel«trn>h-Freu'At;3eraUon-(J(iprriti» (Rec. January H, 5.5 p.m.) • London, January 13. Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice I is dead. ( Sir Frederick Maurice was born in . London in May, 1811, and was educated i at Addiscombe College; Woolwich Acad- , emy; commissioned It.A: in 1861; passed L Staff Collego in 1870. lie was private . secretary to Sir Garnet Wolselov in tho _ Ashanti campaign, 1873-71; and was sre- . wilt at Abrakampa, Amoaful, Bacquoh, Ordali.su and Coomassio, and was mentioned in dispatches. In South Africa, 5 1879; Zulu campaign 18S0, operations ; against Sokiikuni, when lie was severely > wounded. He was in the Ecvptian expedition of 1882, D.A.A.G. Headquarters; f present at El Mugfar, both actions .at ; Kiissassin, Tol-01-Kebir. In the Sudan in 1 IMM. A.Q.M.G.; Nile, 1885; Commandant at. Aim Fatmah. Professor of Military : History,' Staff College, December 1885 to V September 185)2; Aldershot command 189293; commanding R.A.' Colchester 1893-93; promoted Major-General in 1595; comt mnnded Woolwich District 1895-1902. Au--1 thor of "Popular 'History of tho Asht anti Campaign," "Hostilities Without I)e- ---, claration of War"; "Balance of Military , Power of Europe"; "National Defences"; o "War," and other works. , MR. JOHN POPE. t By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (T!cc. January 13, 0.15 a.m.) b Sydney, January H. 9 The death is announced of Mr. John Pope, principal of Farmer and Company, Ltd., and u. leading merchant and yliilan- » thropiat. Ho ra 81 years of age.