White, George Stuart 1835-1912

1853 commissioned ensign in the 27th foot (Inniskilling fusiliers); 1878-1880 served with 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders in Second Anglo-Afghan War; 1879 VC, CB, brevet lieutenant-colonel; 1880 military secretary to the viceroy; 1884-1885 assistant quartermaster-general in Egypt; 1885 commanded 3rd brigade in Third Anglo-Burmese War; 1886 commander in Upper Burma; 1886 KCB; 1889 Major-General; 1889-1893 commander at Quetta; 1889 Zhob valley expedition; 1893 GCIE; 1893- commander-in-chief in India; 1895 Chitral campaign; 1897-1898 Tirah campaign; 1897 GCB, quartermaster-general at the War Office; 1899-1900 commander in Natal during the Second Boer War, including the siege of Ladysmith; 1900-1904 governor of Gibraltar; 1903 field marshal; 1905 Order of Merit

Epithet: Field Marshal

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