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Vincent William Tregear

Vincent William Tregear

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Major-General Sir Vincent William Tregear, KCB (1842 - ?) was a British army officer.

The son of Vincent Tregear of the Indian Educational Department, he was educated privately. He entered the Bengal Army in 1859.

He was appointed a Major in 1879, [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in 1884, [2] Lieutenant-Colonel in 1885,[3] and Colonel in 1888.[4] He was appointed a Major-General in 1897 and retired in the same year. He was transferred to the Unemployed Supernumerary List in 1902.[5]

Tregear commanded the 9th Bengal Infantry and was Colonel on the Staff at Multan from 1895-97.

He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1879-80 and took part in the Lushai Expedition, 1889 and the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90. For his services in the Chin-Lushai Expedition, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1890.[6]

He married Jane Charlotte (died 1899), daughter of William Oswald Bell, in 1867.

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1909 Birthday Honours.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 24761". The London Gazette. 12 September 1879. p. 5456.
  2. [2]
    "No. 25440". The London Gazette. 10 February 1885. p. 578.
  3. [3]
    "No. 25501". The London Gazette. 14 August 1885. p. 3785.
  4. [4]
    "No. 25864". The London Gazette. 9 October 1888. p. 5545.
  5. [5]
    "No. 27486". The London Gazette. 21 October 1902. p. 6651.
  6. [6]
    "No. 26106". The London Gazette. 14 November 1890. p. 6023.
  7. [7]
    "No. 28263". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1909. p. 4854.

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