OBITUARY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 67, 27 March 1913, Page 5

OBITUARY.

FIELD-MARSHAL LORD WOLSELEY. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. 1 (United Press Association.) London, March 25. The death has taken place of Viscount Wolseley at the age of 80 years. London, March 26. Lord Wolseley contracted a chill a week ago, and developed influenza. He died at Mentone. His Majesty the King and Colonel Seely, Minister for War, sent Messages to the widow, while many other tributes were forwarded.

Viscount Wolseley, British field-mar-shal, was born in County Dublin in 1833. His first experience of active service was in the second Burmese war (1852-3), when he was severely wounded while leading a storming party against a Burmese stronghold. In the Crimea he served in the trenches until Sebastopol was taken, and was again severely wounded (Aug. 30, 1855). In India (1857-9), during the mutiny, he shared in the siege and capture pf Lucknow, and took part in all the engagements fought by the force under General Sir Hope Grant. After further experience in the Chinese war (1860), he,' in 1870, commanded the Red River expedition in Canada against the rebel Louis Riel. Four years later he commanded the expedition against the King of Ashanti (King Coffee). In South Africa Wolseley completed the subjugation of the Zulus, conquered Sekukuni’s hostile nation, subdued the disaffected Boers and completed the annexation of the Transvaal. In 1882 ho crushed in Egypt the revolt of Arabi Pasha ‘in the decisive battle of Tel-le-Kebir. For this he was raised to the peerage as Baron Wolseley. Lord Wolseley’s last active undertaking was the gallant but unavailing effort to relieve General. Gordon at Khartum (184-5). For this he was created Viscount Wolseley. He was raised to the rank of Field-Marshall in 1891, and on the retirement of the Duke of Cambridge became commander-in-chief of the army (1895-1900). His publications included “The Soldiers’ Pocket-book for Field Service,” “Life of the Duke of Marlborough,” “The Decline and Fall pf Napoleon,” and “The Story of a Soldier’s Life.”