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1580444The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915) — Drummond, Maj.-General Sir Francis Henry RutherfordC. Hayavadana Rao


Drummond, Maj.-General Sir Francis Henry Rutherford. C.I.E. 1897; K.C.I.E. (1912), Inspector General, Imperial Service Troops; b. 1857; e. surviving s. of late Maj.-Gen. Henry Drummond; m. Violet Fraser, o.d. of Col. F. J. Home C.S.I.; educ: Wellington College; entered Army, 1875, . . . twice, medal with clasp); served with Afghan Boundary Commission, 1884-86; (Bt. Majority); holds an Afghan Order of Honour; is an Esquire of the 9th Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England; Brevet Major, 1887; Major, 1895; Lieut. Col. 1901; Brevet Col. 1904; Colonel and Brig.-General, 1907; served Afghan War, 1878-80 (despatches). Address: Pitcairns, Dunning, Perthshire. Club: Cavalry.