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Walter Sinclair Delamain

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111: 50: 241:. On 26 May 1901 he was appointed a Special Service Officer on the staff of the China Field Force, and his rank of major was made substantive on 10 July 1901. In October 1902 he was in command of a detachment from the 23rd Bombay Rifles (renamed as the 232:
on 1 February 1885, with seniority of 22 October 1881. He was promoted to captain, 22 October 1892, and given the temporary rank of Major, 4 November 1898. As Commandant of the Native Military Base Depot during the
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On 14 November 1919 Delamain was given command of a division, and he was promoted to lieutenant-general on 1 April 1920, with seniority later backdated to 21 December 1919. He served as
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on 22 October 1881. On 13 January 1885 he was seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the
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from 28 October 1921 until he reached the age limit, being replaced by Major-General R.C. Wilson on 18 February 1932.
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colonel, and substantive colonel on 1 January 1911. He was appointed assistant adjutant-general on 17 November 1912.
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on 14 April, and promoted to lieutenant-colonel, with seniority of 12 January 1905. On 12 January 1908 he was made
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Delamain was appointed temporary brigadier-general, 27 September 1914. He commanded the
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from 10 November 1920 to 28 March 1923, when he retired from the Indian Army.
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Jersey, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1915
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the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
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His conduct was described as "admirable" in 1014:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 763:(Supplement). 29 October 1915. p. 10728. 8: 815:(Supplement). 10 August 1920. p. 8349. 1019:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath 942: 703:(Supplement). 1 January 1915. p. 139. 48: 17: 743:(Supplement). 4 April 1916. p. 3660. 723:(Supplement). 4 April 1916. p. 3659. 318:Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (2014) . 170:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 835:(Supplement). 17 May 1921. p. 3979. 224:and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 355: 353: 351: 347: 245:the following year) sent via Aden to 7: 1029:British World War I prisoners of war 1054:19th-century British Army personnel 1009:Indian Army generals of World War I 14: 1044:Royal Berkshire Regiment officers 935:. 19 February 1932. p. 1131. 583:. 17 February 1905. p. 1198. 488:. 21 February 1899. p. 1111. 468:. 16 December 1892. p. 7398. 304:Delamain was also colonel of the 915:. 28 October 1921. p. 8497. 528:. 15 October 1901. 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Index

KCB
KCMG
DSO

Saint Helier, Jersey
Channel Islands
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Indian Army
Lieutenant-general
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant-General
KCB
KCMG
DSO
British Indian Army
Saint Helier
Royal Military College
the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
Bombay Staff Corps
Boxer Rebellion
mentioned in despatches
123rd Outram's Rifles
British Somaliland

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