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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Golightly    
First Name(s)  Robert Edmund    
Year of Birth  1856    
Entry  Born Sep. 15, 1856 : son of Rev. Canon Golightly: educated at Eton and Sandhurst : joined the Army, 1875 : became Captain, 1886 : served at Kandahar and Ghazni, 1878, and in march from Kandahar to Kabul and battle of Ahmad Kheyl : marched with Sir F. Roberts from Kabul to Kandahar : with King's Royal Rifles in Boer campaign, 1880 : Adjutant, 188 1-5 : commanded Mounted Infantry in Burma Field Force, 1886-7 : D.S.O : A.A.G., Meerut, 1889 : commanded 1st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in S. Africa, 1900-1 : promoted Colonel in Reserve of Officers.     
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