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Henry Keary

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Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D'Urban Keary, KCB, KCIE, DSO (28 April 1857 – 12 August 1937) was a British Indian Army officer, who served in a number of colonial conflicts before commanding an Indian division during the First World War. [1]

31 relations: Aide-de-camp, Boxer Rebellion, British Indian Army, Burma Division, Chin Hills, Distinguished Service Order, Holkham Hall, Marlborough College, Mentioned in dispatches, Mesopotamian campaign, Order of the Bath, Order of the Indian Empire, Oxford University Press, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Second Anglo-Afghan War, Suffolk Regiment, Surbiton, Third Anglo-Burmese War, Western Front (World War I), World War I, Wuntho, 20th Indian Brigade, 3 Gorkha Rifles, 39th Garhwal Rifles, 3rd (Lahore) Division, 61st Pioneers, 7th (Meerut) Division, 7th Meerut Divisional Area, 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry), 9th (Secunderabad) Division.

Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion (拳亂), Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement (義和團運動) was a violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

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Burma Division

The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army.

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Chin Hills

The Chin Hills are a range of mountains in Chin State, northwestern Burma (Myanmar), that extends northward into India's Manipur state.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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Holkham Hall

Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England.

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Marlborough College

Marlborough College is an independent boarding and day school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Mentioned in dispatches

A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Mesopotamian campaign

The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, mostly troops from Britain, Australia and the British Indian, and the Central Powers, mostly of the Ottoman Empire.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the Indian Empire

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Royal Leicestershire Regiment

The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688.

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Royal Military College, Sandhurst

The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.

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Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Second Anglo-Afghan War (د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan.

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Suffolk Regiment

The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685.

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Surbiton

Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood of south-west London within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK) It is situated next to the River Thames, south west of Charing Cross and formerly part of the historic county of Surrey.

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Third Anglo-Burmese War

The Third Anglo-Burmese War, also known as the Third Burma War, was a conflict that took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance and insurgency continuing into 1887.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wuntho

Wuntho or Waing Hso was a native state of Upper Burma when Burma (Myanmar), was under British control.

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20th Indian Brigade

The Garhwal Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1902 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms.

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3 Gorkha Rifles

3 Gorkha Rifles is an Indian Army infantry regiment comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin.

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39th Garhwal Rifles

The 39th Garhwal Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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3rd (Lahore) Division

The 3rd (Lahore) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army, first organised in 1852.

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61st Pioneers

The 61st Pioneers were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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7th (Meerut) Division

The 7th (Meerut) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that saw active service during World War I.

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7th Meerut Divisional Area

The 7th Meerut Divisional Area was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War.

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91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)

The 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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9th (Secunderabad) Division

The 9th (Secunderabad) Division was an infantry division formation of the British Indian Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Keary

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