Major General Ernest de Brath

Born in 1858 he joined the Buffs in 1876, transferring to the Indian Army three years later. He served in five active service campaigns between 1879 and 1896, including Afghanistan, Hazara and Dongola.

He was in the Military Secretary’s branch for the 14 years before arriving in Aden in 1906 (having picked up a CIE in 1903 and a CB in 1905). He must have had another appointment after Aden as he became a Lieutenant General, getting his ‘K’ in 1914. He died in 1933