Background
He was born at Bombay on 10 September 1818, was the only son of David Malcolm, a Bombay merchant, who was the brother of Admiral Sir Pulteney and General Sir John Malcolm.
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George Malcolm
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He was educated at Blundell"s School in Tiverton, Edinburgh University and at the Addiscombe Military Seminary.
Career
He was commissioned into the East India Company on 10 June 1836, and was posted to the 1st Bombay Native Infantry on 18 July 1837. He served in the First Anglo-Afghan War, as deputy-assistant commissary-general and baggagemaster with the Bombay division, and was present at the battle of Ghazni and occupation of Kabul. In August 1840, at the head of a detachment of Sind Irregular Horse, he joined the force sent under Major Clibborn to relieve Kahan in Baluchistan, took part in the attempt to force the Nafusk pass, and was mentioned in despatches for his gallantry.
He was also engaged in the operations against Nusseer Khan and the Brahoes, and the capture of their camp near Kanda on 1 December.
He became lieutenant on 31 August 1840. He served under Colonel John Jacob during the subjugation of Sind, and was present at the battle of Shadadpur and the capture of Shahpur.
He became lieutenant-colonel on 28 November 1854. He served in the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-1857, and commanded a small field force during the Indian mutiny.
On 29 November 1857, he stormed the fortified village of Halgalli.
He took possession of Shorapur on 9 February 1858, and on 2 June he captured the fort of Nargund, the strongest in the South Maratha country. He became colonel in the army on 30 August 1860, and major-general on 15 December 1867. In the expedition to Abyssinia in 1868 he commanded the second division, which guarded the line of communications.
He was promoted lieutenant-general on 29 May 1875, and general on 1 October 1877, and was placed on the unemployed supernumerary list on 1 July 1881.
He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Bath on 29 May 1886. He died at Leamington on 6 April 1897.
She survived him. In 1868 he printed for private circulation at Karachi Remarks on the Indian Army (eighteen pages), in which he dwelt on the danger of relying on European troops and of neglecting and discrediting the native army, as had been the tendency since the mutiny.
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1897 (aged 78)