St George Corbet Gore
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Colonel
St George Corbet Gore CSI (1849–1913) was an English army officer and Surveyor General of India
from 1899 to 1904.
He was born on 24 February 1849 and educated at Lancing College
before being gazetted as lieutenant in the Royal Engineers
in 1870. He served with distinction through the Second Anglo-Afghan War
(1878–1880) and was mentioned in dispatches following the Battle of Ahmed Khel
. He was appointed Surveyor General of India in 1899 and made Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1903.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
St George Corbet Gore CSI (1849–1913) was an English army officer and Surveyor General of India
Surveyor General of India
The Surveyor General of India is the Head of Department of Survey of India, a Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Government of India. He also happens to be the senior most member of the Survey of India Service, an organized engineering service under the Union of India....
from 1899 to 1904.
He was born on 24 February 1849 and educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
before being gazetted as lieutenant in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
in 1870. He served with distinction through the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the nation was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended in a manner...
(1878–1880) and was mentioned in dispatches following the Battle of Ahmed Khel
Battle of Ahmed Khel
The Battle of Ahmed Khel was fought in April 1880 and ended in a British victory. This battle occurred during General Donald Stewart's march from Kandahar to Ghazni, then on to Kabul.-Order of battle:*Royal Horse Artillery*Royal Artillery...
. He was appointed Surveyor General of India in 1899 and made Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1903.