DS.0. commanding. the" British troops in the Shanghai Area, was born on November 8; 1879 and jointd the 7th Batt, Imperial Yeomanry Sri, the outbreak' of the South tviean War. He received a comins sion im the (Prince Albert sua saw service in South Atria somerset Light Infantry) in 190
India. He served the European "War in 1915-1016 ming his D.S.0. at the Battle of fikent In. "December, 1915, he joined the 1th Division (Madras) companying it to. Mesopotamia ax tat Captain to the 39th Infantry brigade. He was present in all the iditing for the relief of Kut and commanded the "North Stafford. Ghites and the 9th Service Batt. of the Royal Warwickshire Regt. in ghe capture of Kut and Baghdad ind" the operations north of Baghdad. He was afterwards through Transcaspia and the Caucasus, Constantinople in 1919 and commanded the Ist Batt, The Welch Regiment during 1926-30. Brigadier Fleming has been in com and of the Shanghai Area since, Peking.
He was acting vice-consul at Tsingtao during 1921-2: after he was promoted vice-consul and later served as acting consul Peking and Tsinan. He was again in charge of the Peking Con-late from October 26, 1925. to January 17, 1929, being in the interim promoted to Consul. He was made an'O.B.E. on June 3, 1927.
Mr. Henry Forster _Handley-Derry, C.B.E., was born on July 1870 and was appointed student interpreter in China on March 29, 1001. He was pro-consul and assistant-in-charge at Pakhoi in 1010-11 and after being promoted first class assistant he. served at Tehang and Wuhu. From January to September, 1916, he assisted the Russian delegates, on the Com sion' Internationale ment. 'After service at Tientsin he was promoted successively vice-consu and consul. He was acting consul Ningpo. from 1923-27, later being in' charge of the Consulate-General: at Chungking. Latterly he was in charge of the Consulate-General at Tsinan.
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