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CALDECOTT, Francis James was born on April 29, 1842. Son of late C. M. Caldecott, Justice of the Peace and D.L., of Holbrook Grange, Warwickshire.
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Francis James CALDECOTT
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Studied at Cheltenham College.
Career
Lieutenant Bombay Artillery, 1860. Captain Royal Artillery, 1872. Major, 1880; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1881.
Colonel 1SS5.
Major-General 1894. Retired, 1897. Served Abyssinian Expedition, 1867-1868(despatches, medal). Afghan War, 1879-1880 (despatches, medal with clasp, Brevet LieutenantColonel).
Many years superintendent of Indian Government Gunpowder and Experimental Explosives Factory at Kirkee, and the inventor of many improvements in the manufacture of gunpowder and its ingredients.
Retired list Royal Artillery.
Membership
Clubs: Grosvenor, Junior United Sendee.
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British