Directories
> Misc Directories
Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland) |
|
Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
| Date transcribed | 2011-01-01 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| | Surname | Chamberlain | | | First Name(s) | Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald | | | Year of Birth | 1856 | | | Entry | Born Jan. 13, 1856 : son of Lt-Colonel Charles Chamberlain, C.B. : educated abroad and at Brentwood School, Essex : joined the Army, 1873 : Central India Horse, 1876 : on the staff of Sir F. Roberts through the Afghan war, 1878-80 : A.D.C. to Sir F. Roberts when C. in C, Madras,. 1881-5 : Persian Interpreter, 1885-90 : served in the Burma campaign, 1886-7 : re-organized the Kashmir Army, 1890-7 : commanded the Khyber Force, 1899 : Private Secretary to Lord Roberts in S. African war : Inspr-General Royal Irish Constabulary since 1900 : C.B. in 1900 : K.C.B. , 1903 : retired as Colonel from the Indian Staff Corps. |
| |
<< first
< previous
next >
last >>
|
|
A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
|