Background
HUNTER, Woodburn was born on May 24, 1844. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hunter, Bombay Army.
HUNTER, Woodburn was born on May 24, 1844. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hunter, Bombay Army.
Studied at Brighton College;Cheltenham College.
Entered Royal Artillery, 1865. Captain 1877; Major 1884. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1885.
Colonel 1889; Major-General 1898. Retired, 1902; served Nile Expedition, 1884-1885. Present in the engagement at Abu Klea on 16 and 17 February 1885 (despatches, brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, medal with clasp, and Khedive’s star). R.A.