OBITUARY
EARL OF DUNDONALD
(Brltlsb Offid&J Wireless.) (Received April 13, noon.)
RUGBY, April 12.
The death occurred today of the Earl of Dundonald, aged 82, a distinguished soldier who served in Egypt, South Africa, and in the European War. . •
The late Earl was the 12th in the line and entered the Life Guards in 1870. He served in the Kile Expedition of 1884-85 and in the desert march for the relief of Khartoum and was present at the battles of Abu Klea and Goubat. He 'commanded mounted troops throughout the South African War and was six times mentioned in dispatches. He was promoted MajorGeneral. .Subsequently he commanded the Canadian Militia and served overseas in the European War. In 1926 he published "My Army Life."
He was a descendant of the famous 10th Earl of Dundonald, Admiral Coch-i rane, hero of naval exploits in the Napoleonic Wars and in the South American Wars of Independence.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 88, 13 April 1935, Page 9
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154OBITUARY Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 88, 13 April 1935, Page 9
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