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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  Lumsden    
First Name(s)  Harry Burnett    
Titles  Sir    
Year of Birth  1821    
Year of Death  1896    
Entry  Born Nov. 12, 1821 : son of Colonel Thomas Lumsden, C.B., of the Bengal Artillery: educated at Aberdeen and Bromley : joined the 59th Bengal N.I. in 1838 : with the 33rd N.I. in the forcing of the Khyber, 1842 : in the Satlaj campaign of 1845-6, wounded at Sobraon : Assistant to Sir H. M. Lawrence at Lahore in 1846 : with a force through the Hazara country : formed the corps of Guides, horse and foot, and originated the khaki uniform for the Indian Army : with the Guides at Multan, 1848-9 : at Gujarat : in affairs with the frontier tribes : in 1857-8 sent on a mission to Kandahar with (Sir) P. S. Lumsden and Dr. H. W. Bellew, to ensure the proper application of the subsidy to the Amir : C.B. in 1859 : in the Waziri expedition, 1860 : attacked by a fanatic : commanded the Hyderabad Contingent, 1862-9 : Maj-General, 1868 : left India in 1869 : K.C.S.I., 1873 : Lt-General, 1875 : died Aug. 12, 1896.     
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