COLONEL HENRY’S CAREER.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4406, 12 July 1901, Page 6

COLONEL HENRY’S CAREER.

According to “Hart’s Army List,” Bre-vet-Colonel Henry has twenty-two years’ full pay service. He is the third on the list of Majors of the sth Regiment (Northumberland Fusiliers), being senior Major of the 3rd Battalion. He'was made Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel on the 6th July, 1899. and Brevet Colonel on the 14th March, 1900. and is shown as having commanded the 4th Corps of Mounted Infantry in South Africa since the 4th -Anril, 1900, He served in the Dongola Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitche'ner in 1896, with the Camel Corps, including engagement at Firket and operations at Hafir, for which he was mentioned in despatches, and ob-

tained a British medal and the Khedive's medal with two clasps ; in the operations in 1897 (clasp to Khedive’s medal)in 1898 with the Ist Battalion of the Nor thumberland Fusiliers (sth Regiment); was present at the Battle of Khartoum (mentioned in despatches), at the operations at Gedaref (mentioned in despatches). and in the operations in 1899 resulting in the final defeat of the Khalifa, in command of the Camel Corps Fiyine Column, and including the engagements at Abu Aadel and Om Dubrcikat. He was appointed C.B. in 1901. The “London Gazette” of 16th April, 1901, states: —“Colonel St. G. Henry has repeatedly shown to advantage as a leader of men, and as commanding officer of the 4th Corps of Mounted Infantry ho has dene excellent service.”