Background
PARK, Cecil William was born in 1856. Son of late Reverend J. A. Park, Vicar of Methwold, Norfolk.
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Cecil William PARK
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Haileybury.
Career
Entered army, 1875; Captain 1883. Major, 1892; Lieutenant -Colonel 1899. Colonel 1900; Brigade-General 1906.
Major-General 1907.
Served Afghan War, 1879-1880 (medal). Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General on Staff of General Sir R. Stewart in Burma. A. Attorney - General to General Crealock,Burma.
Assistant-Adjutant-General at Wellington, Southern India.
Second in command 2nd Battalion, Aldershot, 1897. Second in command 1st Battalion, India, 1899.
Commanded 1st Devons, South Africa, from October 1899. In command of a column in South Africa from 1901 (Queen's medal with 3 clasps, King’s medal with 2 clasps,"Aide-de-camp to King, Brevet Colonel).
A. Attorney - General South-Eastern District, 1902.
Deputy-Adjutant-General in India, 1903. Commanding Nasirabad Brigade, India, 1906. Aide-de-camp to the King, 1900-1907.
Membership
Club: Junior United Service.
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Awards
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Served Afghan War, 1879-1880 (medal). In command of a column in South Africa from 1901 (Queen's medal with 3 clasps, King’s medal with 2 clasps,"Aide-de-camp to King, Brevet Colonel).Served Afghan War, 1879-1880 (medal). In command of a column in South Africa from 1901 (Queen's medal with 3 clasps, King’s medal with 2 clasps,"Aide-de-camp to King, Brevet Colonel).