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 born in England in 1857 and is the eldest son of the Reverend W. G. Luckman. Bath. England. Mr. Luckman took his M. A. at Keble College. Oxford. and was Assistant Master at St. Columba's College, Rathfnrnliam, near Dublin, and at anlet Hall Staﬁord. He came to India in 1883 and was appointed Head Master at the Boys' High School at Allahabad. a post he eon- tinutd in till March :88 ‘vhen he was appointed Junior C iaiilain oi St. Paul's Cathedral. Calcutta. His next incumhetiey was at Saint- to] in 1803. again at St. Paiils in 1803. St. Johns. Calcutta. for the year r8ri4. Cathedral t8o7. He was made a Canon in 1000.

Limit-Col. ROBERT SMEITOX MACLAGAN. R. E. Executive Engineer. P. W. 0.. Punjab. was horn at Rurlti. North-West Pro vinees. India, in x860. and is the son oi late General Robert Maclagati. R.E.. who was [or some years Chit-t En iner-r. P. W. D.. of the Puiijiih.

.ietit.-Col. Maclaganwas educated at Haileylmr)‘ a it (I \" no I W i r it R.M.A.. and received his cotiimissmn in February, 1880. alter which he served three years in England. Ht‘ come to India iii tFS3 and joined the Military Works Department in March of that year as Assistant Engineer. was transferred to P. W. 1).. l’iin~

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and to L'ndehSecretary to the Gov- ernment of Punjab in May 1902 and two years later to his presant pose tion. Limit-Col. lladagan has seen con~ siderable active service. He served it the Black Mountain. North-“1‘54 Frontier iii 1883 as Assistant Field Engineer, in Miran Zai in 1901 as Field Eitgineer.attd again in the 2nd Black Mountain Expedition iii 150:, also in \Vazitistan in 1804.:ind in the Tochi in tho? as Field Engineer. and in the South African War in torn.

Colonel RODERICK MACRAE. .\I.B., INS. liistn-rinr-thneral nl ('ivil Hospitals. Bengal. is the second son of the late John Marnie. oi the Macraes of (ilenshiel. and was horn at Lochalsh. Rosahtte, Scotland.

He was educated at the Royal Academy. lnwrness. and the I’m- versny oi Edinburgh. where he graduated with distinction in 1873.

He entered the Indian Medical Service in 1875. and alter transitig throngh Xt‘llt‘V arrival in India in November at the same year.

He was first pmted to the Pre. side-my General Hospital. Calcutta. where he did duty tor six months. and in May “it: “as appointed to the medical c argr oi the 3.‘nd Pioneers at l'nihalla. ln Novem~ ber 1876 he was ordered to Meerut to take charge oi the 5th Bengal Light lntantrv with which regi- ment he marched lrotn Met-nit to Bhaealptit. He remained at the latter station until the outbreak oi the Atglian War in 1878 when he mu posted to the Field Fort‘e in the Kurram Valle). He was present during the uprratiotu In the Kumm valley until April 157... when he was appointed to the charge of the 3nd KW.“ Cturkhm then in the jellalaliad Valley. where they continued to serve tor some months. He returned Willi the Regiment on the conclusion oi the first phase ol the Multan War and was With them during the "death march"thrntigh the Khyber Pass when some hundreds 0! deaths occurred ironi cholera. He again accompanied the Regiment to Cahtil alter the "(’avagnari Mais- acre " and was present at the affair in the (itigdulluck Pass. and “Committed Sir Charles Gough'a column to the relief oi

Sherpiir in December 1879. While the force remained at Cabal he was

iresent at various operations in the hohistari. Lunar, and )laidan valleys. In 1580 he joined the 28th Punjab Native Infantry at Calitil. 0n the withdrawal from Cabul ltt‘ was among the officers present tti the "historical tent" outside Sherpur in which the throne of Cahul was

made over to the late Abtlur Rahman, no return to India he was

thanked lur “excellent services in the field " and was olieted the Garrio son Surgeoncy ot Chunar. He took over charge at (Tlitinar earlt' iii 1381. and took “private attairs leave' iti India irotn toth jtily in ﬂat December i881. Early in 153: he elected tor civtl employ, and on the :7th A ml of that year was appointed esident Surgeon at the Mediral ('Ullege, Calcutta, In [Nrember he was appointed Civil Surgeon ol jalt-aiguri. arid during, my and [‘84 was MICCCSS- iwlvt'ivil Surgeon of jalpaigurt, Rajsliahi, Shahahad. and .-\hpore. in the :4-Par2anas. (to 23rd Novem- lx‘l’ I‘M; he went on turlough in two years. On return from turlough in Novt-ttilier ism he acted as Civil Surge-omit Satin and Nailiyi for short periods. and became Civil Surgeon ol Shlhibilll iii Aoril "337. where he remained until Fehruary 18m, when he went to Champaran, (mm which district he again went