Gen Sir George De Symons Barrow

General Sir George de Symons Barrow was commissioned in 1884. He was assigned to the Indian Staff Corps in 1886. He fought in the First Waziristan Revolt between 1894 and 1895. He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He gained the rank of Major in 1902 in the service of the Indian Army. He was the Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General for India in 1903. He was assigned as the Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Staff College in 1908. He was assigned as the General Staff Officer in 1914. He fought in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in dispatches. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1915. He was invested as a Commander, Legion of Honour in 1917. He fought in the capture of Jerusalem. He was decorated with the award of Order of the Nile in 1918. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1918. He fought in the Third Afghan War in 1919. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1919. He was the General Officer Commanding of the the Peshawar District between 1919 and 1923. He was Colonel of the Regiment of the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp General to HM King George V between 1924 and 1928. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1928. He was Colonel of the Regiment of the 14th/20th Hussars. He retired from the military in 1929, with the rank of General, late of the Indian Army. He served in the Second World War, with the Home Guard. He wrote several military biographies and other books.

• Photo of George as a colonel of the Scinde Horse, courtesy of Carlotta Barrow, via Edmund Barrow.