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Rawlinson (BARON HENRY SEYMOUR a British)

BARON HENRY SEYMOUR, a British military officer.

He was born in 1864, at Knoyle, Wilts, and was educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and the Staff College, Camberley. In 1884 he entered the 60th K. R. Rifles, and in 1887 was A. D, C, to Sir Fred- A RAWSON erick Roberts, Commander-in-chief in India. He served with the Mounted Infantry, Burma campaign (medal and clasp). He returned to England in 1889 and exchanged into Coldstream Guards in 1892. He served in the Soudan campaign in 1898 and was present at the battles of Atbara and Khartoum.

He served in the South African War at Ladysmith in 1900 and commanded a mobile column 1901-1902. In the World War he was mentioned in dispatches twice in 1914-1915, and was promoted major-general in 1917, serving in Montenegro. He has published "The Officers' Note-Book."

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