George Younghusband
Major General Sir George John Younghusband, KCMG, KCIE, CB (9 July 1859 – 30 September 1944) was a cavalry officer and major-general in the British Indian Army.
Sir George John Younghusband KCMG KCIE CB | |
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| Born | 9 July 1859 Dharmasala, India |
| Died | 30 September 1944 (aged 85) Crickhowell, Wales |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1917 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | 17th Foot Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides |
| Commands held | Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides 3rd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry 26th (Younghusband's Horse) Battalion Imperial Yeomanry Fyzabad Brigade Derajat Brigade Aden Brigade 28th Indian Brigade 7th (Meerut) Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Afghan War 1879–1880 Mahdist War 1885 North West Frontier 1886 Third Burmese War 1886–1887 Chitral Relief Force 1895 Spanish–American War 1898 Second Boer War 1899–1902 Mohmand expedition of 1908 First World War 1914–1917 |
| Relations | John Younghusband (father) Francis Younghusband (brother) Charles Younghusband (uncle) George Younghusband (son) Eileen Younghusband (niece) |
| Other work | Keeper of the Jewel House Author |
Younghusband was commissioned into the 17th Foot in 1878. He later transferred to the British Indian Army's Guides Cavalry and served in several conflicts, including the Second Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Burmese War, the Second Boer War and finally in the First World War. Due to wounds received on the battlefield, he was forced to retire from the army in 1917.
In his later life he became a noted author of several books, and the Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London, until his death on 30 September 1944, at Crickhowell in Wales.
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