Key Information
Reference code
MAURICE, FB 2
Title
Papers, 1872-1912, of Major General Sir John Frederick Maurice (1841-1912), father of Major General Sir Frederick Barton Maurice
Date(s)
- 1872-1912 (Creation)
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Series
General Information
Name of creator
(1841-1912)
Biographical history
Born in 1841; educated Addiscombe College and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; commissioned into Royal Artillery 1861; passed through Staff College, 1870; Private Secretary to FM Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley in Ashanti Campaign, 1873-1874; served in South Africa, 1879-1880, Egypt, 1882, and the Sudan, 1884-1885; also served in Intelligence Department, War Office; Professor of Military History, Staff College, 1885-1892; Aldershot, 1892-1893; commanding Royal Artillery, Eastern District, 1893-1895; Maj Gen, 1895; commanded Woolwich District, 1895-1902; died in 1912.