Coventry Williams

Major Coventry Williams fought in the Boer War, at the Relief of Ladysmith, Colenso, Spion Kop, Pieter's Hill and operations in the Transvaal. He served on the staff, as AAG in General Elliot's Division, in Orange River Colony, the frontier of Natal and Zululand, and in Cape Colony.
1880 2nd Lieutenant 20th Hussars, 14 Jan
1881 Lieutenant in 3rd Dragoon Guards, 1 July
1886 Captain in 13th Hussars, 24 Nov
1890 ADC to Sir B C Russell, GOC Northern District
1896 Adjutant, 8 June
1897 Major, 25 April
1901 Second in Command
1902 Brevet Lieut-Colonel, 26 June
1903 Lieut-Colonel commanding Scots Greys, 19 Aug
1907 Colonel, 27 Nov

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