The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Holdich, Col. Sir Thomas Hungerford
Holdich, Col. Sir Thomas Hungerford K.C.M.G., (1902), K.C.I.E., (1897), C.B. and C.I.E. (1894), Hon. D.Sc, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A.; b, Dingley, Northunts, 1843; s of Rev. Thomas Peach Holdich; educ: Godolphin Grammar School and Woolwich; joined the Royal Engineers, 1862; became Brevet Colonel, 1891; served in the Bhutan expedition, 1865; Abyssinian war, 1867; Afghan war, 1878-80; and Tirah expedition, 1897-8; on special duty with the Afghan Boundary of Frontier Surveys, India, 1892-8; Pamir Commission, 1895; Perso-Beluch Commission, 1896; Argentine Chili Boundary, 1902-8; Gold Medalist of the Royal Geographical Society, 1887. Publications; Indian Borderland, and various papers on military survey ing and geographical subjects. Recreation: Golf, tennis and riding. Address: 41, Courtfield Road, S.W. Clubs: Athenaeum, Army and Navy.