MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND
By Telegraph.— Association.—
London, August 4. General Sir F. Forestier Walker has been temporarily appointed to succeed the Duke of Connaught as commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, which post the King's brother resigned on the ground that it was a sinecure and an unnecessary expense to the nation.
General Sir F. . Forestier Walker, Governor of Gibraltar since 1905, has seen a good deal of active service, having served in the Kaffir war of 1877-78, the Zulu war in. 1879, and commanded troops in Egypt in 1889-95. He also took a hand in the operations against the Boers from 1899 to 1901.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14132, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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