Background
WOOLLCOMBE, Charles Louis was born on March 23, 1857. Son of late Reverend Louis Woollcombe, M. A.
WOOLLCOMBE, Charles Louis was born on March 23, 1857. Son of late Reverend Louis Woollcombe, M. A.
Marlborough; Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Entered army, 1876; Captain, King’s Own Scottish Borderers 1886. Major, 1897; Lieutenant-Colonel 1898. Colonel 1901; Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General Bengal, 1890-1895.
India, 1897-1899; Assistant-Adjutant-General 1899-1901. Assistant-Adjutant-General Musketry, 1901-1906. Commanded Allahabad Brigade, 7.
Commanded Garhwal Brigade, India, 10. Served Afghan War. 1878-1880 (medal). Chin-Lushai Expedition, 1899-1890 (medal with clasp).
Chitral, 1895 (medal with clasp). North-west Frontier, India, 1897-1898 (despatches, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, clasp). Colonel King’s Own Scottish Borderers.