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 13 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [FRIZELLE FRENCH, K.C.V.O. Great. 1911. — Sir ilDWARD Lee French, s. of late Rev. F. Fre ich, H.A., J.P., Rector of Worlingworth, Suff., and lau. of late William Davis, J. P., of Cranbrooke, Sssex. B. at Worlingworth Rectory, 22 July, '857 ; m. 1886, Wilna, dau. of late D. Ross, C.I.E., if Perth ; ed. at Marlborough ; ent. Indian Police 879; dep. insp.-gen. 1905; insp-gen. N.W.F. Province, 1908 ; insp.-gen. of Police, Punjab, ince 1909. Residences — Lahore ; and Simla, ^ub — United Empire. Issue — Noel Edward Lee French, b. 1887. Annie Wilnia, ni. 1911, Vivian Augustus Short, of the Ind. Police. FRENCH, K.C.M.G. Great. 1902; G.M.G. 877. Lt.-Gen. Sir George Arthur French, , of John French, of Mornington Park, co. Dub- m. B. 19 June, 1841 ; m. 1862, Janet Glarke, lau. of Robert Long Innes, 37th Regt. ; ent. R.A. 860, capt. 1872, inaj. 1881, It. -col. 1887, col. 1892, " Distinguished Service," maj.-gen. 1900 ; ol. comdt. 1912 ; It.-col. Ganadian Militia 1870 ; aspector of artillery, Canada, 1870-3 ; conlmnr. i.W. Mounted Police 1873-6 ; commanded xpeditionary force to Rocky Mountains 1874 ; nspector of warlike stores, Devonport, 1878-83 ; omdt. Queensland forces 1883-91 (thanks of both louses of Queensland Parliament) ; chief in- tructor, School of Gunnery, 1892-3 ; brig.-gen. I.A., Bombay, 1894-6 ; comdt. colonial forces, f.S. Wales, 1896-1902. Glub— Junior Gonstitu- ional. Issue — 1. John Arthur Innes French, b. 25 Oct. 1863 ; late lieut. R.A. ; in. 1892, Jane, dau. of Rev. C. W. Molony. 2. Col. George Arthur Frencli, h. 21 Jan. 1865 ; m. 1899, Annie, dau. of T. Jeffries, J.P., of Xew Bay, CO. Wexford. 3. Capt. Percy Hamilton French, R.E., b. 30 Aug. 1879 ; m. 1908, Elsa, dau. of John Rider. 1. Isabel Maud, m. 1887, Dr. E. H. Doherty, who d. 1900, of Brisbane, Queensland. 2. Lilian, in. 1st, 1905, Capt. Telford Mackenzie Young, 16th Lancers, who d. 1905; m. 2nd, Hon. William Herbert Wood, Col. Sec, N.S W. 3. Edith Kathleen, m. 1902, Lt.-Col. Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan, D.S.O., Princess of Wales' Own Regt. ; director of Drill at Australian Mil. Coll. FRENCH, G.C.B. (mil.). Great. 1909 ; G.C.V.O. 905 ; K.G.B. (mil.) 1901 ; K.G.M.G. 1902.— ield-Marshal Sir John Denton Pinkstone 'rench, o. s. of Capt. French, R.N., of Ripple 'ale, Kent, by Margaret, dau. of William Eccles. !. 28 Sept. 1852; m. 19 Aug. 1880, Eleonora, au. of R. W. Selby-Lowndes ; ed. in " Britannia," nd served 1866-7 as R.N. cadet and midship - lan ; lieut. 8th Hussars 1874, transferred to 19th [ussars, capt. 1880, maj. 1883, It.-col. 1885, col. Dmdg. 1888-93, maj.-gen. 1900, It. -gen. 1902, n. 1907 ; field-marshal 1913 ; served in Nile sped. 1884-0 (despatches, medal, two clasps,
 * hedive's star) ; A.A.G. cavalry 1893-4 ; A.A.G.

eadquarters 1895 ; commanded cavalry brig. t Aldershot 1899 ; commanded cavalry div. in ^atal 1899 ; commanded troops at battle of llandslaagte, and subsequently commanded ivalry div. and the troops in the successful perations round Colesberg ; was in command of le force which relieved Kimberley, and took a rominent part in the operations ending in the ipture of Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and in all le subsequent operations during the war in S. frica and the pacification of the country ; was in lief command in Gape Golony 1901 ; Aldershot 5mmand and command of 1st Army Corps Sept. 901-7 ; gen. officer comdg. -in-chief 1st class 905; inspector-gen. of the forces 1907-11; ..D.G. General to the King since 1911 ; apptd. hief of the Imperial General Staff (First Mil. [ember Army Council) 1911-14 ; Inspector- Gen. f Forces and G.-in-C. of British Forces in the ield 1914 1 Aug. 1914 ; memb. Terr. Force Ad- isory Council ; col. 19th Hussars ; col. Roj-al Irish Regt. since 1913 ; hon. col. 1st Cambridgeshire Regt. ; has the 1st class of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia ; 1st class Iron Crown of Austria ; Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (Russia), and is Grand OITicer of the Legion of Honour. Resi- dence — The Manor House, Waltliam Cross, Clubs — Athenaeum ; Marlborough ; United Ser- vice ; Cavalry. Issue — 1. Jolm Richard Lowndes French, b. 1881. 2. Edward Gerald Fleming French, b. 1883 ; in. 1906, Leila, ilau. of J. King. Residence — Range House. Sandakan, British N". Borneo. 1. Essex Ele'inora. FRENCH, K.C.M.G. Great. 1901 ; G.M.G. 1896. — Sir Somerset Richard French, s. of Robert French, and Sarah, dau. of Henry King- ston, M.D. B. 1848 ; m. 1893, Josephine, dau. of Dr. Joseph Beauval Murphy, R.N. ; ent. G.P.O., London, 1866 ; served in Money Order Depart., Secretary's Office, and Telegraph Branch, and had charge of Intelligence Section and Press Branch ; organized postal and telegraph services in Cyprus 1878 ; sec. and accountant, Cape G.P.O., 1880-4, also ( bntroller Post Office Savings Bank there, 1884-92 ; I'ostmaster-Gen. and gen. manager of telegraphs at the Cape 1893-1908 ; manager Rhodesia Telegraph Service and Trans- continental Telegraph Go. 1893-7 ; Agent-Gen. for Cape Colony 1908-10 ; memb. Committee administering King Edward's Horse (yeom.) ; Associate of Inst. Electrical Engineers. Resi- dence — Aylwins, Mayfield, Sussex. Clubs — Junior Carlton ; Civil Service (Cipe Town). Issue — Victor James So:ners,'t Fr.'neh, b. 5 Sept. 1898. Xorah Violt. FRIPP, K.C.V.O. Great. 1906 ; Kn t. Bach. 1903; C.V.O. 1901; C.B. (civ.) 1901; M.V.O. (4th class) 1898. — Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, s. of late Alfred Downing Fripp, R.W.S., of Hampstead, and Eliza Banister, dau. of John Banister Roe, of Blandford. B. 12 Sept. 1862 ; m. 8 June, 1898, Margaret Scott (R.R.C. for ser- vices in S. Africa 1900), dau. of late Thomas Burt Haywood, of Reigate ; ed. at Merchant Taylors' School and London Univ. and Guy's Hosp. ; M.B. and M.S. London, and F.R.G.S. Eng. ; surg.-in-ord. to the King, late surg.-in-ord. to King Edward VII, 1897-1910; surg. -in- ordinary to H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught since Dec. 1909 ; is surgeon to Guy's Hospital and lecturer upon surgery ; late surg. to the Hosp. for Children and Women (Waterloo Bridge Road)'; memb. of council of Hospital Sunday Fund, the Hospital Saturday Fund, the Nat. Soc. for Aid to Sick and Wounded in War, central British Red Cross committee, visiting committee of King Edward VII's Fund for London hosps., and of advisory board for army medical services ; Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England ; acted as senior .surg. and chief civilian med. officer to I.Y. Hosp. in S. Africa, 1900 (despatches, medal, C.B.). Residences — The Mill House, West Lulworth, Dorset ; 19, Portland Place, W. Glub— Bath. Issue— 1. Alfred Thomas Fripp, b. 1899. 1. Betty Agnes. 2. Margaret Cecely. 3. Venetia Sybil. FRISWELL, Knt. Bach. Great. 1909.— Sib Charles Friswell, s. of George Friswell, of London. B. in London, 30 Dec. 1871 ; m. 5 June, 1895, Edith Kate, dau. of William Frewer ; ed. privatelv ; is an engineer. Residences — 2, Harley House, Regents Park, N.W. ; Wood- land, Ewhurst, Surrey. FRIZELLE, Knt. Bach. Great. 1899. — Sir Joseph Frizelle. B. 1841 : ed. at the Roy. School, Dungannon, and Trin. Coll. Dub. ; passed for Bengal Civil Service 1862, and went out to India the following year ; [served in the N.W.