Background
White, George Stuart was born on July 6, 1835. Son of J. R. White, White Hall, Company Antrim, and daughter of G. Stuart.
White, George Stuart was born on July 6, 1835. Son of J. R. White, White Hall, Company Antrim, and daughter of G. Stuart.
Sandhurst.; Doctor of Civil Law. Doctor of Laws Cambridge.
Entered army, 1853; served in Indian Mutiny with 27th Inniskillings (medal and clasp). Captain, 1863; Major, 1873. Afghan War with Gordon Highlanders, 1878-1880.
Present at battle of Charasiab, occupation of Kabul, expedition to Maidan, Sharpur, capture of Takti Shah.
March from Kabul to Candahar (despatches frequently, brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, B., Victoria Cross, medal with 3 clasps, bronze decoration). Military Secretary to Viceroy of India.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Highlanders, 1881. Nile Expedition, 1884-1885(medal with clasp, Khedive’s star).
Colonel 1885; Lieutenant-General 1895.
A.A.Q.G. in Egypt.
Commanded Brigade in Burmah, 1885-1886. Promoted Major-General for distinguished service in field Thanked by Government of India.
Conducted expedition into Zhob.
Commander-inChief of the Forces in India, 1893-1898. Quartermaster-General to the Forces, 1898-1899.
General on Staff to command Troops at Natal (Ladysmith), 1899-1900. Defended Ladysmith against the Boer army from 2 November 1899 to 1 March 1900, 119 days (despatches).
Governor of Gibraltar, 1900 - 4.
Decorated with Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery during the action at Charasiab, October 1879, and at Kandahar, September 1880. Victoria Cross 1879; Order of Merit, 1905. Justice of the Peace, Doctorate.L. Company Antrim.
Oxford; and Dublin Universities. Colonel the Gordon Highlanders, and Honourable Colonel 5th Battalion Somersetshire Light Infantry. Governor of Chelsea Hospital since 1904.
Clubs: Army and Navy, United Service.
Knight Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, cartulary-register 1900; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, cartulary-register 1900; Knight Grand Commander of the Indian Empire, cartulary-register 1893; Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, cartulary-register 1897; Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India, cartulary-register 1898. Field-Marshal; Sir.