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Edward Locke Elliot

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144:, and following the announcement of peace on 31 May 1902, he supervised the surrender of arms in that area. For his services in the war he was twice mentioned in despatches (dated 17 June and 23 June), and was created a 334: 314: 151:
Following the end of the second Boer war, Elliot returned home to the United Kingdom, but in late 1902 was back in India to take up his former employment as Inspector General of Cavalry.
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From 1905 to 1910, he commanded the 8th (Lucknow) Division in India. He retired from the army in 1911, having been promoted to the rank of
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Elliot married, in 1893, Eva Sybil Smith, eldest daughter of Colonel Percy Smith, by whom he had a daughter.
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of 1896, when he was again mentioned in despatches and after it was appointed a Companion of the
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he served in France as Military Adviser, Indian Army. He was appointed
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Elliot was the son of Colonel Edward King Elliot. He was educated at
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British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
271:. No. 36898. London. 14 October 1902. p. 7. 148:. He was promoted to Major-General on 1 April 1902. 315:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 236:. No. 36785. London. 4 June 1902. p. 7. 109:. Two years later, in 1898, he was promoted to 330:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War 8: 128:for 15 months from 1901 to 1902, after the 43:(28 January 1850 – 12 December 1938) was a 325:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath 94:(dated 2 September 1887) and awarded the 77:108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot 196: 218:The VC and DSO Book (vol. II), page 27 267:"Naval & Military intelligence". 7: 284:(Saturday, 17 December 1938), p. 16. 340:Indian Army generals of World War I 14: 69:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 320:British Army lieutenant generals 310:People educated at Harrow School 16:British Army general (1850–1938) 169:in 1919 and also received the 1: 101:Elliott participated in the 96:Distinguished Service Order 356: 176:He died at The Coppice in 92:mentioned in despatches 84:Second Anglo-Afghan War 21:Sir Edward Locke Elliot 180:on 12 December 1938. 134:conventional warfare 142:Orange River Colony 90:, 1885–1889, being 47:General during the 19:Lieutenant General 253:The London Gazette 206:, 25 November 1887 204:The London Gazette 156:Lieutenant-General 103:Dongola Expedition 132:had changed from 115:Inspector-General 107:Order of the Bath 82:He served in the 79:in January 1868. 347: 285: 279: 273: 272: 264: 258: 257: 244: 238: 237: 229: 223: 222: 213: 207: 201: 171:Legion d'Honneur 86:in 1879, and in 42: 37: 30: 355: 354: 350: 349: 348: 346: 345: 344: 290: 289: 288: 280: 276: 266: 265: 261: 256:. 29 July 1902. 246: 245: 241: 231: 230: 226: 215: 214: 210: 202: 198: 194: 186: 163:First World War 130:Second Boer War 71:, before being 61: 49:Second Boer War 35: 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 353: 351: 343: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 292: 291: 287: 286: 274: 259: 239: 224: 208: 195: 193: 190: 185: 182: 117:of Cavalry in 113:and appointed 60: 57: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 352: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 297: 295: 283: 278: 275: 270: 263: 260: 255: 254: 249: 243: 240: 235: 228: 225: 220: 219: 212: 209: 205: 200: 197: 191: 189: 183: 181: 179: 174: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 152: 149: 147: 143: 139: 138:guerrilla war 135: 131: 127: 124:He served in 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 65:Harrow School 58: 56: 54: 53:British India 50: 46: 41: 34: 27: 22: 281: 277: 268: 262: 251: 242: 233: 227: 217: 211: 199: 187: 175: 160: 153: 150: 126:South Africa 123: 100: 81: 73:commissioned 62: 45:British Army 20: 18: 305:1938 deaths 300:1850 births 248:"No. 27459" 161:During the 294:Categories 192:References 178:Nottingham 282:The Times 269:The Times 234:The Times 158:in 1906. 75:into the 59:Biography 111:colonel 98:(DSO). 51:and in 184:Family 136:to a 119:India 88:Burma 38: 36:, 31: 29:, 167:KCIE 67:and 33:KCIE 146:KCB 40:DSO 26:KCB 296:: 250:. 173:. 121:. 55:. 23:, 221:.

Index

KCB
KCIE
DSO
British Army
Second Boer War
British India
Harrow School
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
commissioned
108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Burma
mentioned in despatches
Distinguished Service Order
Dongola Expedition
Order of the Bath
colonel
Inspector-General
India
South Africa
Second Boer War
conventional warfare
guerrilla war
Orange River Colony
KCB
Lieutenant-General
First World War
KCIE
Legion d'Honneur
Nottingham

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