London, Feb. 15. The death has occurred here of Major-General Henry Edward Manning Douglas, former Commandant of the Royal Army Medical College and the Southern Command, India, 1929-33, at the age of 63.
Enlisting in the Army in 1899, he became Captain in 1903 and retired with pay in 1933 with the rank of Major-General. He served in South Africa between 1899 and 1901 and was mentioned in dispatches, receiving the Queen's Medal (two clasps) and the Distinguished Service Order.
He saw service right through the World War. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm, Third Class, Order of St. Sava (Serbia) and the Victoria Cross. In 1926-29 he became Commandant of the British Army Medical College. He was given the Southern Command, India, in 1929 and held office until he retired' in 1933.—Reuter.
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