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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed	2011-03-01
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	Davidson
	First Name(s)	Arthur
	Year of Birth	?
	Entry	Colonel : son of W. Davidson : educated privately at Petersham : joined the 60th Rifles, 1876 : served in Afghan war, 1878-80 : at Kandahar and Ahmad Kheyl : A.D.C. to Sir Donald Stewart at Kabul : A.D.C. to Sir John Ross in Sir F. Roberts' march from Kabul to Kandahar and the battle there: served in Marri expedition under General Macgregor : in Boer war with Natal Field Force, 1881, and in Egyptian war, 1882 : present at Tel-el- Kebir : served under Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland, 1884 : A.D.C. to H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, 1890-5 : Equerry in Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1896-1901, and to the King : C.B. in 1902 : C.V.O.

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