| Paget | George Leigh | | Captain | Died October 9th, 1900, from the severe wound he received in the engagement at Kaapmuiden. He was the eldest son of Sir George Ernest Paget, of Sutton Bonnington, Loughborough, chairman of the Midland Railway Company. Captain Paget was born in July 1871, educated at Harrow, and entered the Rifle Brigade November 1891, being promoted Lieutenant December 1893, and Captain June 1898. He served with the Natal Field Force from the commencement of the war, and was present at the battle of Colenso and all the subsequent fighting prior to the Relief of Ladysmith, and afterwards took part in the advance into the Transvaal.
Source: Donner | (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade |
| Paget | Harold | | Lieutenant Colonel | PAGET, HAROLD, Brevet Colonel, was born 9 September 1849, son of Leopold G Paget (son of the Honourable Berkeley Paget) and Georgina, daughter of the Reverend J F Moore Halsey, of Gaddesden Park, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Wellington, and was gazetted to the 10th Foot as Ensign 23 January 1869, becoming Cornet, 18th Hussars, on the same date, and Cornet, 7th Hussars, 27 February 1869; Lieutenant 22 February 1871. He was ADC to the GOC, Eastern District, 1873-77; promoted to Captain 23 July 1879; extra ADC to the Viceroy of Ireland, 1879-81. Captain Paget served in the Sudan, 1884-85, in the Nile Expedition, as Adjutant, Light Camel Regiment, and was present at the affair at Abu Klea on 17 February (slightly wounded). He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 25 August 1885]; was given the Brevet of Major 15 June 1885; received the Medal with clasp and the Bronze Star. He became Major 5 May 1886, and in the same year passed the Staff College; was Brigade Major, Cavalry, Aldershot, 1888-91; Military Secretary to the Provincial Commander-in-Chief, Bombay, 1893; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 26 January 1895, commanding the 7th Hussars from 1895 to 1899. In 1896-97 he served in the Matabeleland Campaign; was mentioned in Despatches 9 March 1897, and created a CB, and on 26 June 1899, was given the Brevet of Colonel. He served in South Africa in command of a battalion of Imperial Yeomanry (Paget's Horse) in 1900. Some of Paget's Horse were present at the action at Faber's Put, by which Sir C Warren crushed the rebellion in Griqualand. When the Boers attacked Lichtenburg on 3 March 1901, the defenders were 600 in number, consisting of Paget's Horse and three companies of the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. The attack was made by Delarey, Smuts and Colliers, with 1,500 men. Sir A Conan Doyle says, in 'The Great Boer War' (page 440), that a garrison made up of "less sturdy material might have been overborne by the vigour of the attack. As it was, the garrison were driven to their last trench, but held out under very heavy fire all day, and next morning the Boers abandoned the attack. Their losses appear to have been over fifty in number, and included Commandant Celliers, who was badly wounded and afterwards taken prisoner at Warm Baths. The brave garrison lost fourteen killed, including two officers of the Northumberlands, and twenty wounded". Colonel Paget also performed the duties of Commandant at Ottoshoop. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 27 September 1901], and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Harold Paget, CB, Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, Commanding the 19th Battalion imperial Yeomanry, in recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in India, and presented there 15 May 1902. Colonel Paget retired 26 June 1904.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 19th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry |
