1845 - 1913 (67 years)
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Name |
Arthur Percy (5th Baronet of Carr) Douglas |
Prefix |
Sir |
Birth |
15 Oct 1845 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
6 Sep 1913 |
Carlisle, England |
- Died from burns acquired in the Ais Gil railway crash
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Person ID |
I109750 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Under-Secretary for Defence, New Zealand.
He entered the Navy in 1858 as a cadet, speedily rising to the position of lieutenant.
In 1873, he was appointed to the office of instructor to the Naval Artillery Volunteers in Liverpool, and this post he held till deciding to come to New Zealand at the end of 1876. The following year he arrived in Wellington per ship “Ocean Mail.” During the Russian War scare of 1885 he was employed as Naval Staff Officer, and in 1887 he was appointed to the positions of secretary to the Council of Military Education, and staff officer of Artillery to the Colony, with the rank of major. These offices he held till 1891, when he went to Lyttelton as officer commanding the Permanent Militia, and in June, 1895, was promoted to his present position.
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