1. George Younghusband later transferred to the British Indian Army's Guides Cavalry and served in several conflicts, including the Second Afghan War, the Mahdist War, the Third Burmese War, the Second Boer War and finally in the First World War.
14 Facts About George Younghusband
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George John Younghusband was born on 9 July 1859, at Dharamshala in India, the eldest son of Major-General John William Younghusband and Clara Jane Shaw, and the elder brother of Francis Younghusband.
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George Younghusband was educated at Clifton College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
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George Younghusband fought in the Second Afghan War and was promoted to lieutenant on 15 March 1880, before transferring to the India Staff Corps, in October 1883.
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George Younghusband was further recognized by promotion to brevet major in January 1896.
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George Younghusband left Liverpool with the battalion aboard Winifredian in late January 1900, arriving in South Africa the following month.
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George Younghusband left the 3rd to command the 26th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, in December 1901.
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George Younghusband was wounded, and in late May 1902 left South Africa on the SS Roslin Castle which arrived at Southampton the following month.
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George Younghusband relinquished the command of the 26th battalion on 30 August 1902.
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George Younghusband was then involved in the Mohmand expedition of 1908.
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George Younghusband was still in command, when appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1913.
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In March 1917, King George V appointed Younghusband as the Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London.
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George Younghusband was not entirely finished with the army however and in January 1928, he was appointed the Regimental Colonel of the 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry and of the 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment.
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George John Younghusband died on 30 September 1944, aged eighty-five, at Crickhowell in Wales.