ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B

Subject: ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:01 pm

ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B.; cr.1897; commanding Royal Artillery, Aldershot district. Educ. Cheltenham Coll.; privately; Royal Military Academy. Entered Royal Artillery, 1862; Captain, 1875 Brevet-Major, 1879; Brevet Lieut, -Col. 1882; Colonel, 1885; Major-General, 1895: commanded R.A. Red River Expedition, 1870; Zulu campaign, battle of Ulundi, pursuit of Zulu King; despatches, London Gazette, 21 Aug. 1879; medal and clasp; Brevet-Major; Egyptian Expedition, 1882, as D.A.A.G.; action of Tel-el-Mahuta and battle of Tel-el-Kebir; despatches, 2 Nov. 1882; medal and clasp, bronze star, Osmanieh; Brevet Lieut. -Col.; Soudan Expedition, 1884-85; Nile, Director of River Transport, and A.A.G. headquarters commanded detached force at battle of Kirbekan; despatches, 25 Aug. 1885; two clasps; promoted Colonel; Commissioner for subdivision of Zululand, 1879; Commissioner to delineate Transvaal-Swazi boundary, 1880; created C.B. 1891; Queen's Jubilee Medal, 1897. Address: Aldershot; United Service Club, Pall Mall, S.W. [Died 23 Apr. 1899.

Posts : 3387 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

See: Pictorial catalogue of AZW graves for grave details

Subject: Re: ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:38 pm

Un-believable. You must have some database. Shocked

Posts : 3387 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

:lol!:

You are now posting them too fast for me to keep up :lol!:

Posts : 3387 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Littlehand

I have now caught up with you. Yes the database is quite large :) many years of people donating and passing on the information they have, many years of road trips looking for graves.

1879Graves

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 62 Location : UK

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Subject: Re: ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:19 pm

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Gentleman Cadet James Alleyne, Royal Military Academy circa 1862
John Young Collection

Following a discussion with my partner-in-crime Isandula, and after consulting the McCord Museum website, I have changed the image here. Rather than the bewhiskered figure I thought was Alleyne, James Alleyne is actually the clean-shaven youth above him, with his arms folded.

See the McCord image on http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/I-10257.1

John Y.

Subject: Re: ALLEYNE, Maj.-Gen. Sir James, K.C.B Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:38 pm

You seem to have a photo of nearly everyone who fought in SA. How many photos are there in the John Young collection. The photo above is an excellent example.

Would be good to have a copy of the photo, added to his Grave in the grave section of the forum.

Posts : 3463 Join date : 2021-01-04

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Army and Navy Gazette - Saturday 02 January 1904

» Right Rev James Bellord
» James ArchBell. James Blaikie
» J. M. James. M. at A. H.M.S. “Himalaya"