Baker, Thomas Durand, Sir, 1837-1893, Knight, army officer

1854 ensign, 18th Royal Irish regiment; 1854 served at the siege of Sevastopol; 1855 served at the attack on Redan redoubt; 1855 lieutenant; 1856 return to England; 1858 served during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858); 1858 captain; 1858-1862 studied at the staff college at Camberley; 1863 assistant military secretary to Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan Cameron; 1863 accompanied the 2nd battalion, Royal Irish regiment to New Zealand; 1864-1866 deputy assistant-adjutant-general, forces in New Zealand; 1864-1866 served in Waikato and Wanganui campaigns; 1864 staff officer to Major-General Carey during the assault on Orakau; 1866-1867 assistant adjutant-general, forces in New Zealand; 1867-1873 stationed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 1873-1874 served in the Gold Coast campaign; 1873-1874 quartermaster-general and chief of staff; 1874 brevet lieutenant-colonel; 1874 CB; 1874-1875 deputy assistant quartermaster-general, London headquarters; 1875-1877 assistant adjutant-general, London headquarters; 1877 aide-de-camp to the Queen; 1877 colonel; 1877 attached to the Russian army during the Russo-Turkish War; 1878 military secretary to Lord Lytton, viceroy of India; 1879-1880 served in the second Anglo-Afghan; 1881 KCB; 1881 brigadier-general, command of the base and line of communications in Natal; 1882 lieutenant-colonel; 1882 deputy quartermaster-general in Ireland; 1882-1884 deputy adjutant-general in Ireland; 1884-c 1886 adjutant-general, East Indies; 1884 major-general; 1886-1887 served in the Burmese expedition; 1886 major-general; 1886-1890 command, a division of the Bengal army; 1890 return to England; 1890-1892 quartermaster-general, the Horse Guards.

Epithet: army officer

Title: Knight

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