Sitter: Major-General Francis Edward Archibald Chamier (1833-1923).

Biog: Indian Staff Corps; ADC and Persian Interpreter to General Outram during first relief and capture of Lucknow.

Date: 11 October 1907.

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Location: -

Descr: TQL

Costume: Full Dress uniform, Major-General.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (military division) [C.B. cr. 28 June 1907]; Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire [CIE cr. 26 June 1902]; Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 with 2 clasps 'Defence of Lucknow' and 'Lucknow'.

Evidence of photographer at work: Wooden post labelled 'Waterloo' behind sitter possibly used as photographer's clamp.

No of poses: 1.

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Biog: Who's Who; The Times, 4 April 1923, p 15f.

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Costume: Dress Regulations for the Army, London, 1900.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Orders of the Bath and the Indian Empire) Burke's Peerage; (Indian Mutiny Medal) E.C. Joslin, A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, British Battles & Medals, London, 1988.

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