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Date transcribed2011-05-01
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.

Surname  Kitchener Of Khartoum    
First Name(s)  Horatio Herbert    
Titles  First Viscount    
Year of Birth  1850    
Entry  Born June 24, 1850 : son of Lt-Colonel H. H. Kitchener : educated at Woolwich : entered R.E., 1871, and became Maj-General, 1896 : employed in Palestine Survey, 1874-8, and Cyprus Survey, 1878-82 : commanded Egyptian Cavalry, 1882-4 : Nile expedition, 1884- 5 : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : Governor of Suakim, 1886-8 : Soudan Frontier, 1889 : engagement at Toski : C.B. : Sirdar of Egyptian Army, 1890 : commanded Dongola expeditionary force, 1896 : Maj-General : K.C.B. : commanded Khartoum expedition, 1898 : raised to Peerage with grant of £30,000 and G.C.B. : Chief of Staff of Forces in South Africa, 1899-1900, C. in C, S. Africa, 1900-2 : Lt-General and General : received Viscountcy and grant of £50,000 : C. in C, India, since 1902.     
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