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SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES .  of the Army Boot and Equipment Factory, Cawnpore for more than five years; went to England under the auspices of that firm and made a special study of chrome tanning in the Leeds University and Kettering for one year; appointed Leather Expert to Madras Government for three years, 1911; services extended for three more years, 1914. Address: Office of the Director of Industries, Periamett, Madras.  Gyan Singh, better known as Ganga Singh, V.C. (1914), Havildar, 57th Rifles, Indian Army; Guleria Rajput; s. of Gopal Singh of Tika Badiale Cakhli, in the Fatehpur, Nurpur, Kangra District; belongs to a family of cultivators settled in the lands of Hon’ble Rai Bahadur Bakshi Sohanlal of Lahore; proceeded to the seat of war with his regiment and greatly distinguished him self for his gallantry and won V.C. the first instance of an Indian gaining that much coveted honor; himself and 15 men of his regiment were attacked in their trenches by the Germans; soon a hand-to-hand struggle ensued in which he shot the German Officer whose bullet grazed his head; at once Gyan Singh took the sword of the German Officer and killed ten more, but found himself forced to desist owing to a bullet in his foot; was the only survivor of his party; received 5 bullet wounds in the leg, the chest, one in each hand and one on the scalp; honoured by Emperor George V by a conversation at the time of granting the Victoria Cross.  HanrahamHanrahan [sic], William George Augustine; 4th s. of Mr. Patrick William and Mary Bridgeway of Limerick, Ireland; educ: Old Hall, England; m. Regina, d. of late George Aviet; 1 s. and 1 d.; won Delhi Durbar medal, 1911; K-I-H. medal, 1912; Order of St. John, 1913; Royal Red Cross of Japan, 1914; Vice-President for India for the League of Mercy, Head-quarters Dufferin Fund, Victoria Scholarships Fund, St. John Ambulance Association, and St. John Ambulance Brigade. Address; Viceregal Lodge, Delhi, India. Club: Junior Conservative.  Hosten, Rev. Father H. S. J.; came out to India, 1904; stationed first at Shambaganur, Palnis; then at Kurseong, Bengal; wrote many articles on Antiquarian remains in India, particularly on historic buildings such as the Taj, etc.; also on the Labours and Life Work of Jesuit Missionaries in Northern India; contributed to “Anthropos”. Publications: Dolmens et cromlech dans les Palnis; articles in the journal and memoirs of the R.A.S. of Bengal, etc. Address: Kurseong, Bengal.  Kasturiranga Iyengar, Sesha, B.A., B.L., Editor, the “Hindu”, Madras; passed B.A., 1879; joined Government service as Sub-Registrar; passed B.L., 1884; resigned and enrolled himself as Vakil of the High Court; set up practice in the courts of Coimbatore for a few years; removed to Madras and was practicing in the High Court; became Editor of the “Hindu” after the concern was sold away by the late Mr. M. Veeraghavachariar, 1905; Member of the Executive Committee of the Madras Mahajana Sabha; 7