Colonel George Arthur French

Colonel George Arthur French

The Peerage #349090,

• Born on 21 January 1865.
• Son of Maj.-Gen. Sir George Arthur French and Janet Clarke Innes.
• Married Annie Elizabeth Jefferies, daughter of Thomas Jefferies, on 11 February 1899.
• Died on 15 December 1950 at age 85.2
• Educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Commissioned in 1881 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Marines Light Infantry.
• Educated at Oxford Military College, Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England
• Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding Ceylon between 1893 and 1894.
• 1898 he served in the Cretan Rebellion.
• DAAG of the Malta between 1898 and 1899.
• Fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.
• Awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal for saving life at sea.
• Fought in the First World War.
• AQMG of the Western Command between 1914 and 1916.
• Appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917.
• Lived at Newbay, County Wexford, Ireland

Children of Colonel George Arthur French and Annie Elizabeth Jefferies

• Lt.-Col. George Arthur French b. 1 Jul 1900, d. 27 Aug 1978
• Reginald Hugh de Freyne French b. 20 Oct 1901, d. 19 Apr 1926
• Lt.-Col. Maurice French b. 21 Feb 1903, d. 14 Nov 1943

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