THE COMMANDANT OF THE FORCES.
The newly appointed Commandant; of the Fo'C>s, Li mtenant-Go'crel St. George t h lies Homy, entered the araiy as second Lieutenant in (he Northumberland Fusiliers i n January -31st, 1880, became Lieutenant 18 months was gazetted Oaptaiaon the 10' h September 1889, M joc in April, 1889, and B-evet-L eutJi ant-Colonel in July of tbe same year. He served with two Dongo'a Expeditionary Facet under Lord (then Sir Herher ) Ki cht-ner, in 1896, wi'h tbe Camel Corp*, iin-luoing t!.e engagement at Fiike t , and lli-' operations at Ii fi l ', being mention-id in despatches, ard receiving the British nr dal, and Khedive's ruedal with tbe clasp- 1 . He also serve iin the Soudan with l is regiment in 1898, was present at tho .b ttle of Khart-muß, and again menti.-m'd ia despatches, rec living bruvtt of L'eutenann-Culonel, and claep fc j Khedives medal. In South Airioi ho commanded tho Fourth Mounted Infantry Co>ps.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 13 July 1901, Page 2
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158THE COMMANDANT OF THE FORCES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 13 July 1901, Page 2
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