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Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I
Date transcribed | 2011-04-00 | 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. |
| Surnames | Hammond | | First Name(s) | Arthur George | | Titles | Sir | | Year of Birth | 1843 | | Entry | Born 1843 : son of Major T. G. Hammond : educated at Sherborne and Addiscombe : entered the Indian Staff Corps, 1 861 : Colonel, 1890 : served in the Jowaki-Afridi expedition, 1877-8 : in the Guides in the Afghan war, 1878-80 : gained the V.C. on the Asmai Heights, near Kabul, Dec. 14, 1879 : Hazara expedition, 1888 : D.S.O., Hazara expedition, 1891 : C.B. : Brevet-Colonel, Isazai expedition, 1892 : Chitral relief, 1895 : Tirah expedition, 1897-8 : commanded a Brigade : A.D.C. to Queen Victoria. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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