Major-General CHERRY-GARRARD,

Subject: Major-General CHERRY-GARRARD, Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:45 pm

Served with 90th Light Infantry, Defence of Alumbagh, Relief of Lucknow, and subsequent campaigns of 1858-1859, Kaffir War 1878, Zulu War 1879 (Ulundi); has two medals and three clasps. Born 1832, the second son of the late George Henry Cherry, Esquire.

Extracts from Mackinnon & Shadbolt's South Africa Campaign of 1879

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Hi Littlehand

I have done alot of research on this chap as his surname was Cherry and was changed to Cherry-Garrard later in his life.
I will post photographs of him, his family and his grave when I have more time.

90th would understand why :lol!:

Subject: Re: Major-General CHERRY-GARRARD, Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:39 pm

Thanks 1879Graves.

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West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 02 January 1947

Subject: Re: Major-General CHERRY-GARRARD, Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:32 pm

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Apsley Cherry, 90th (Perthshire Volunteers) Light Infantry, circa 1874.
(John Young Collection.)

The photograph is identified to the reverse by his son, the Polar explorer.

JY

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