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transferring to the Bombay Staff Corps in 1870. He won the V.C.
in the Afghan War of 1878-80 and was promoted to be Assistant
Quarter-Master General of the Kurram Force. He then commanded
the 2nd Baluchis in the Zhob Valley campaign of 1890. From 1895
until his appointment to Aden he was employed as Assistant
Quarter-Master General of the Bombay Army. His Autobio­
graphy, published posthumously in 1924, paints an unfavourable
picture of a corrupt and inefficient administration in Aden. Creagh
went from Aden to command a Brigade in the relief of the
Embassies in Pekin and subsequently led the North China Field
Force. He was knighted in 1903 and posted to command a Division
in India. From 1907 to 1909 he was Secretary to the Military
Department at the India Office until his appointment to succeed
Lord Kitchener as Commander-in-Chief in India. He retired in
May 1914 and died in August 1923.
1901 (June) to 1904 (June)
MAITLAND, Brigadier-General Pelham James
Born 1847, the son of a General, he was educated at Cheltenham.
He joined the Indian Army in 1866 and fought in the Afghan War
of 1878. He held various appointments, mostly connected with
Intelligence, in Bengal from 1880 to 1887. During this period he
worked with the Afghan Boundary Commission, an experience
which may have affected his selection for Aden. From 1891 until
his posting to Aden he was Assistant, then Deputy and finally
Military Secretary to the Government of India. His period in Aden
was marked by the clash with the Turks at al-Darayjah and the
subsequent decision to delimit the frontier. He published Cavalry
Tactics in 1878 and Modern Military Organisation and the British
Army in 1906. He retired in 1904 and died in July 1935.
1904 (June) to 1906
MASON, Major-General Harry Macan
Born in 1850, he joined the Indian Army in 1870. He held mostly
Staff appointments although he fought in Burma in the 1886-7 war.
He died in August 1929.
1906 (November) to 1910 (April)
De BRATH, Major-General Ernest
Born in 1858 he joined the Buffs in 1876, soon transferring to the
Indian Army. He saw action in the Afghan War of 1879-80 and
subsequently on the North West Frontier. In 1896 he was with the
force that recaptured Dongola from the Khalifa. He was then,
from 1896 until his appointment to Aden, successively Assistant
then Deputy and finally Military Secretary to the Government of