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Christopher
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created 1 March 2001. Corrected and updated
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H.R.H.
Prince Arthur
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1850-1942
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full name: |
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Arthur William Patrick
Albert |
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birth: |
1850.05.01 |
Buckingham Palace, London |
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father: |
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Prince
Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel, The Prince Consort |
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mother: |
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Queen
Victoria |
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marriage: |
1879.03.13 |
Princess
Luise Margarete of Prussia
at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berks. |
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children: |
1882 |
Princess
Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah of Connaught
(H.R.H. The Duchess of Skania, Crown Princess of Sweden, VA, CI, DJStJ)
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1883 |
Prince
Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught |
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1886 |
Princess
Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth of Connaught |
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death: |
1942.01.16 |
at Bagshot Park, Surrey
(buried: Frogmore, Windsor Great Park, Berks.) |
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| Titles,
Orders and Awards |
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Titles: |
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1850.01.01 |
Prince of Great Britain and
Ireland, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, with the
style of His Royal Highness (H.R.H. The Prince Arthur) |
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1874.05.24 |
Duke
of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of Sussex (H.R.H. The Duke of
Connaught) |
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British Empire/Commonwealth Orders
and Awards: |
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1867.05.31 |
KG |
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1869.03.30 |
KP |
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1869.05.24 |
KT |
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1870.04.16 |
GCMG |
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1871.05.16 |
PC of Great Britain (introduced) |
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1877.01.01 |
GCSI |
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1887.06.21 |
GCIE |
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1892.05.27 |
VD |
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1896.05.06 |
GCVO |
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1898.05.21 |
GCB (mil) (Grand Master and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the
Most Honourable Order of the Bath) |
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1900.01.10 |
PC of Ireland (introduced) |
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1902.08.11 |
Royal Victorian Chain |
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1917.06.03 |
GBE (mil) |
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1926.06.12 |
GCStJ (Grand Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of
St John of Jerusalem 1901-1942) |
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1934.06.19 |
TD |
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Foreign Orders and Awards: |
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1865.06.01 |
Grand Cordon, the Order of Glory (Nishan al-Iftikhar)
(Tunis) |
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1867.07.17 |
The Imperial Order of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh),
1st class in brilliants (Turkey) |
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1872 |
Knight, the Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia) |
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1873 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia) |
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1873 |
Grand Cross, the Order of Leopold (mil) (Belgium) |
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1873 |
Grand Cross, the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen (Hungary) |
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1873.07.18 |
Knight, the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden) |
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1873.08.02 |
Knight, the Order of the Elephant (Denmark) |
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1876.04.26 |
Grand Cross with Collar, the Most Distinguished Order of Carlos
III (Spain) |
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1878.08.23 |
Knight Grand Cross, the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands) |
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1879.05.05 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) |
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1882.11 |
The Order "Pour le Merite" (Prussia) |
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1882.11 |
The Imperial Order of Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh),
2nd class (Turkey) |
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Grand Cross, the Order of Military Merit (Spain) |
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1890.07.01 |
Grand Cordon, the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) |
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1897.03.26 |
Grand Cross, the Order of Danilo (Montenegro) |
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1898 |
Grand Cordon, the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic) |
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Knight, the Supreme Order of the Annunziata (Italy) |
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Knight Grand Cross, the Order of SS Maurice & Lazarus (Italy) |
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1902.12.15 |
Knight, the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain) |
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Commander Grand Cross, the Royal Order of the Sword (Sweden) |
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1905 |
Knight, the Order of Charles XII (Sweden) |
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1906.09.07 |
Knight, the House Order of Fidelity (Baden) |
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1906.11.13 |
Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of St Olav (Norway) |
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1917.08.20 |
Knight Grand Cross, the Military Order of Savoy (Italy) |
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Grand Cross, the Order of the Star of Ethiopia |
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Grand Cross, the Order of the Crown (Rumania) |
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Grand Cross, the Order of St Charles (Monaco) |
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| Honorary
Military Appointments |
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1871.06.30 |
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Honorary Colonel,
28th Middlesex
(London Irish) Rifle Volunteer Corps |
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1873.04.26
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Honorary Colonel,
Royal East
Kent Mounted Rifles [to 1878; reappointed 27
July 1886] |
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1875.07.24 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Artillery Militia [to
1900] |
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1878.12.09 |
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Chef, Hussar Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburg) Nr. 3 "Duke
of Connaught's", Prussian Army [from 1904
Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1880.05.29 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) |
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1881.10.06 |
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Honorary Colonel,
13th Duke of Connaught's
Lancers (Watson's Horse) [from 1904 Colonel-in-Chief,
to 1921] |
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1882.09.01 |
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Honorary Colonel,
29th
(Duke of Connaught's Own) Baluch Infantry [from
1904 Colonel-in-Chief, to 1921] |
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1883.09.01 |
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Honorary Colonel,
7th (Duke of Connaught's
Own) Rajput Bengal Infantry [from 1904 Colonel-in-Chief,
to 1921] |
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1883.06.24 |
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Colonel, Scots
Guards |
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1884.08.23 |
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Honorary Colonel,
3rd Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
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1884.08.23 |
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Honorary Colonel,
4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment |
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Oberstinhaber,
Hussar Regiment Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Nr. 4 |
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Colonel à
la suite, 27th (Kiev) Regiment of Dragoons, Russian Army |
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Chef, Infantry
Regiment General Feld Marshal Prinz Frederik Karl von Preussen (8th
Brandenburg) Fr. 64 |
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1891.06.03 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Duke of Connaught's Own Sligo Artillery Militia [to
1909] |
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1891.08.12 |
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Honorary Colonel,
31st Duke of Connaught's
Own Lancers [from 1904 Colonel-in-Chief, to
1921] |
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1893.03.25 |
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Honorary Colonel,
3rd (Duke
of Connaught's Own) Volunteer Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
[later 6th Bn, later 59th Anti-Tank Regt] |
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1896.02.12 |
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Honorary Colonel,
3rd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry |
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1896.02.12 |
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Honorary Colonel,
4th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry |
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1897.06.22 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
[to 1922] |
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1900.05.03 |
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Honorary Colonel,
6th Duke of
Connaught's Own Rifles of Canada |
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1901.09.04 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Highland Light Infantry |
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1902.09.02 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Royal Army Service Corps
[from 1932 Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1903.11.07 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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1904.05.01 |
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Colonel, Grenadier
Guards |
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1905.10.01 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Transvaal Motor
and Cycle Corps [to 1910] |
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1905.11.28 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Durban
Light Infantry |
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1906.04.23 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Rand Light
Light Infantry |
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1910.03.03 |
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Honorary Colonel,
The Duke of Connaught
and Strathearn's Own Capetown Highlanders |
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1908.07.07 |
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Honorary Colonel,
South
Irish Horse |
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1908 |
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Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, 9th (Arapiles) Battalion of Light Infantry |
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1910 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, The Barotse Native Police |
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1911.10.13 |
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Honorary Colonel, The
Governor General's Body Guard for Upper Canada
[to 1916] |
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1911.10.13 |
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Honorary Colonel, The
Governor-General's Foot Guards [to 1916] |
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1912.12.10 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Supply and Transport Corps |
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1932.11.03 |
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Honorary Colonel,
Ceylon Army Service Corps [later Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1914.03.02 |
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Honorary Colonel,
The Royal
Winnipeg Rifles [from 1925 Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1914.10.13 |
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Honorary Colonel,
The Royal Canadian Regiment
[from 1929 Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1917.01.30 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, The Imperial Volunteer Force |
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1917.02.13 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, The
New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) |
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1915.02.06 |
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Honorary Colonel,
The Victoria
Rifles of Canada [from 1920 Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1919.02.20 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Army Medical Corps |
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1920.10.18 |
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Honorary Captain, Royal Naval Reserve |
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1920 |
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Honorary Colonel,
1st British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own ) [on
formation; from 1923-24 Colonel-in-Chief] |
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1921.01.01 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
47th Sikhs (Duke of Connaught's
Own) [to 1924] |
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1921 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
6th (Duke of Connaught's) Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
[on formation] |
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1921 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
13th Duke of Connaught's
Own Lancers [on formation] |
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1924.09.09 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
3rd Battalion, 7th Rajput
Regiment [on formation] |
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1924.05.15 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) [on
formation] |
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1922.05.20 |
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Honorary Colonel, 97th
(Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA
[on formation] |
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1922 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
4th Battalion, 10th Baluch
Regiment [on formation] |
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1922 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
5th Battalion, 11th Sikh
Regiment [on formation] |
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1923 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Indian Army Service Corps |
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1931.02.06 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Kaffrarian
Rifles |
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1937? |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Baluch Regiment |
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1905.06 |
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Honorary General,
Swedish Army |
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1906.09.12 |
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Field Marshal,
Prussian Army |
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1910.05.24 |
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Honorary Admiral, Royal Danish Navy |
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1866 |
Cadet, Royal Academy,
Woolwich |
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1868.06.19 |
Commissioned as Lieutenant, Corps
of Royal Engineers |
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1868.10.19 |
transferred as Lieutenant, Royal
Regiment of Artillery |
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1869.08.03 |
transferred as Lieutenant, The
Rifle Brigade |
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1870 |
served in Canada, Fenian
Raid (rcvdL medal with clasp) |
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1871.05.01 |
transferred as Captain, The Rifle
Brigade |
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1873.10.16 |
acting brigade Major, 2nd Infantry
Brigade, Aldershot |
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1874.04.14 |
Captain, 7th Hussars |
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1875.05.01 |
Brigade-Major, Cavalry Brigade,
Aldershot |
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1875.08.07 |
Major, 7th Hussars |
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1875.10.19 |
AAG Gibraltar |
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1876.05.26 |
Personal Aide-de-Camp to the
Sovereign |
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1876.09.27 |
Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding 1st Battalion, The
Rifle Brigade |
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1880.05.09 |
brevet Colonel |
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1880.05.29 |
Major-General |
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1880.09.30 |
Brigadier-General, Aldershot |
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1882.08.02 |
served in Egyptian
Expedition commanding Brigade of Guards, action at Mahuta and
battle of Tel-el-Kebir (MID three times, thanks of Parliament
rcvd. medal and clasp, Bronze star, CB and Order of the Majidi
2nd class) |
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1883.04.01 |
Brigadier-General, Aldershot |
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1883.11.26 |
Major-General, Bengal |
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1886 |
Major-General, Punjab |
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1886.11.14 |
local Lieutenant-General, Bombay |
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1886-1890 |
Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Bombay |
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1889.04.01 |
Lieutenant-General |
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1890.08.25 |
GOC, Southern District |
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1893.04.01 |
General |
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1893.10.09 |
GOC Aldershot |
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1900.01.09 |
GOC commanding the forces, Ireland |
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1901.10.01 |
GOC commanding the forces,
Ireland and 3rd Army Corps |
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1902.06.26 |
Field Marshal, British
Army |
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1904.05.01 |
Inspector-General of the Forces and President Selection Board |
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1907.12.31 |
High Commissioner and C-in-C
Mediterranean |
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1911.10.06 |
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of Canada
[to 1916] |
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