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 N.W.P., 1867–75 : made the Agra and Lower Ganges canals : retired from India, 1876 : died Dec. 29, 1878 : Maj-General.

GREAVES, SIR GEORGE RICHARDS (1831–)

Bom Nov. 9, 1831 : son of Capt. George Greaves, 6oth Rifles : educated at Sandhurst : joined the 70th regt. : served in the Indian mutiny : New Zealand war, 1860–6 : Ashanti campaign, 1874 : Soudan, 1885 : Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Cyprus, 1878 : Adjutant-General in India, 1879 : commanded a Division in India, 1886 : C. in C, Bombay, 1890 : resigned. 1893 : became General, 1896, and retired : K.C.M.G., 1881 : K.C.B., 1885 : G.C.B.

GREEN, SIR EDWARD (1810–1891)

Son of James Green : educated at Addiscombe : entered the Indian Army, 1827 : in the Afghan war, 1841–2 : saw active service at Hyderabad, Sind, with the 22nd regt., in defence of the Residency and at the battle of Hyderabad : also as A.A.G. against the Cutchi Hill Tribes, 1844–5 : at the capture of Multan, at Gujarat, and pursuit and surrender of the Sikhs : Adjutant-General, Bombay, 1856–60 : commanded a Division, 1862–5 : died May 9, 1891 : General : K.C.B.

GREEN, SIR GEORGE W. G. (1825–1891) General : son of the Rev. G. W. G. Green : educated at Bridgnorth : entered the Indian Army in 1841 : served in Sind and in the Panjab campaign of 1848–9 : at Gujarat : commanded the 2nd Panjab N.I., through the mutiny : wounded at the siege of Delhi : at Sir Colin Campbell's relief of Lucknow, Nov. 1857 : C.B., 1858 : Lt-General, 1877 : died Nov. 27, 1891 : K.C.B., 1877.

GREEN, SIR WILLIAM HENRY RHODES (1823–)

Born May 31, 1823 : son of Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew P. Green, K.C.B. : educated at King's College, and Brussels : entered the Indian Army, 1841, and joined the Sind Irregular Horse, 1846 : served throughout the second Panjab war, 1848–9 : present at siege of Multan and battle of Gujarat : employed on special diity during the Crimean war, as Colonel in the Turkish Army : present at Balaclava and Inkerman and siege of Sebastopol : severely wounded : Adjt-General of Turkish Bashi-Bazouks in Asia Minor and Bulgaria : A.A.G., Persian war, 1856–7 : Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : Political Agent in Beluchistan, 1859 : Officiating Chief Commissioner of Sind : Political Superintendent of N.W. Frontier of Sind, 1866–8 : retired, 1874 : K.C.S.I., 1866 : C.B. : author of Papers on Defence of N.W. Frontier of India.

GREER, RICHARD TOWNSEND (1854–)

I.C.S. : born Oct. 14, 1854 : son of Rev. George Samuel Greer, Rector of Bullhalbert, CO. Down, Ireland : educated at Kingstown school, co. Dublin : Member of the Irish International Football Team : went to Bengal, 1877 : employed in Assam : Deputy Commissioner of Sibsagar, and Sylhet : Assistant Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, 1884 : Magte-Collector of Tippera : Deputy Commissioner, Darjeeling, 1893–9 : Inspr-General of Police, Bengal, 1899–1900 : Chairman of the Calcutta Corporation since 1900 : C.S.I., 1904.

GREY, SIR CHARLES EDWARD (1786–1865)

Son of R. W. Grey : born 1785 : educated at University College, Oxford : Fellow of Oriel College : called to the bar, 1811 : Commissioner in Bankruptcy, 1817 : Judge of the Supreme Court, Madras, 1820 : knighted : Chief Justice, Bengal, 1825–32 : Commissioner to Canada, 1835–6 : G.C.H. : M.P. for Tynemouth, 1838–41 : Governor of Barbados, 1841–6 : Governor of Jamaica, 1847–53 : died June I, 1865.

GREY, SIR JOHN (1780?–1856)

Son of Charles Grey, and great-nephew of the first Earl Grey : joined the 75th foot in 1798 : served in the war against Tippoo : at Malavilli and Seringapatam : was in the Peninsula, at Ciudad Rodrigo : commanded a Division in Bengal, 1840–5 : commanded against 12,000 Mahrattas at Punniar and defeated them, Dec. 29, 1843 : K.C.B. : commanded a Division in the Satlaj campaign, 1845–6 : C. in C. and Member of Council, Bombay, 1850–2 : Lt-General, 1851 : died Feb. 19, 1856.<section end="Grey, Sir John" />