SIR IAN HAMILTON.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1987, 18 February 1914, Page 8

SIR IAN HAMILTON.

, ..Gonera.l.: Si*: (Jan -s ; :who is about to visit New Zeaiahdyv is well known .to Aivstr-alia:ii troops wup.-itrveti! Tf'ith tho contingents .in South Africa aftfir- Blocnifojitein; but -long.. befa-re-tlien he had won reuoivn as a brave soldier and a. successful Jeader<in the. field. He. Gomnienced his. brilliant career in tbo Army in 1873, and fiyo years later was at .tlio front 111 Afghanistan, where, during the imxt'isvo years , , ho was twice iuentioiied in. dis.paWlcs jfility, a medal M'ith two clasus, and As a captain he look part in tlio 1-881 Boer war, and later won his brevet ina-jo-jrity, a me,dal with tw<j-stasps, ahd tho Kbedivo Star in the Kilo Kxpodjtio.B of 1884-83. ' The'-Bu-i-niese ExprditioH of 1886-87 ga.vo hjiii his Lieii-teuant-coloiicloy, and another inedol and clasp, and in 1891. ho was promoted to tlio rank <jf colonel. In 1895 he was with the Chitral roljef toWe; and in 1897-08 cflmmanded tho-3rd Brigade.- in the TiKin-campai-gn/ after which■■■■lie'- was given. a short spell (if pEvJee. as CiiTnma.ndant of the Hytlie ,Soliool of Mas-, ketfv until tho South Afripan War bfoko out "in 13.90. lii, Gape Colony-j; Transvaal, and Orange Ffce State-I\<* Jsad a busy tfaie. until 1903, rising successfully to ■ tho. positions of Military Secretary, ■at Headquarters, Chief-of-Staff ; to I'Of-4 Kitcliensr, a-nd subsequently .tho. comniiiid of tho i.nobifo eoluftin-a in tlid Western Transvaal until tho end of tho ; war. -For these services, ho .was promoted to the rank of. lieutenantgeneral. After serving as-.Quarter-raaster-gensral of tlio Forces for about 'a year he was as MiJitntfV seirtatiyo ef ■ liidia. wj-th tho Army in Manchuria, and; Upon Ms pc--1 turn to England was fflade A«l|utant- • geiieral, with s'ank as Second- Slilita-ry I Mernber- of tlio Army Council.