Thom's Irish Who's Who/Doran, Major-General Beauchamp John Colclough

DORAN, Major-General Beauchamp John Colclough, C.B. (1903), late the Royal Irish Regiment. Entered army, 1880; Captain and Batt. Major, 1887; Major, 1899; Batt. Lieut.-Col., 1900; Batt.-Col., 1905; Major-Gen., 1915; Lt.-Col. Comm. 1st Batt. the Royal Irish Regiment, 1901-8; commanded 8th Infantry Brigade, 1912-15; 25th Division, 1915-16; Southern District, Ireland, 1916-18: No. 5 Area, British Troops in France and Flanders, 1919; retired list, 1920; served Afghan War, 1880; Nile Expedition, 1884-85; Hazara Expedition, 1888; Miranzai Expedition, 1891, as Brigade Major: N.-W. F., India, 1897, as Staff Officer: Tirah Expedition, 1897-98, as D.A.A.G.; South Africa, 1899-1902, on Staff, and subsequently commanding a mobile column of mounted troops, 1901-2 (severely wounded); European War, 1914-19; b. 24th Sept.. 1860; son of late Gen. Sir J. Doran, K.C.B.; m. 1903, Mary, widow of Wm. M'Geough Bond. Res.: Ely House, Wexford. Clubs: Army and Navy, Royal Automobile, London; Kildare Street, Dublin.