Background
ELGEE, Cyril Hammond was born in 1871. Son of late Reverend W. F. Elgee, Otterbourne, Hampshire.
ELGEE, Cyril Hammond was born in 1871. Son of late Reverend W. F. Elgee, Otterbourne, Hampshire.
Lancing; France; Sandhurst. First Commission, 10th Foot, 1892.
Captain, 1899; served Cliitral, 1895 (medal with clasp). Ashanti Campaign, Relief of Kumasi, 1900 (medal). Aide-de-camp and Private Secretary to Sir William Macgregor, Governor of Lagos, 1900-1902.
Resigned army commission, 1904. Member of Court of Enquiry into importation of Liquor into W. Africa, 1909. Has travelled in India.
Europe, America, Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, Africa, Denmark, and Sweden. F. R.G.S.; British Resident at Ibadan since 1903.
Clubs: United Service, Baldwin, Royal Automobile, Queens.