Anglo Boer War

Surname

Forename

Rank

Notes

Unit

Pretyman

G T

Major General

Entered 1865; Major General, 1897; Staff service: ADC to Major General, Afghan Campaign, 1878-79; and to Lieutenant General, Afghan Campaign, 1879-80; Military Secretary, Madras, 1881-84; AAG for RA, Bengal, 1887-89; Brigadier General, Bengal, 1889-94; Commandant Headquarters, South Africa, 1899-1900; Major General, Military Governor, Bloemfontein, March 1900. War service: Afghan War, 1878-79-80 (Despatches; medal with 3 clasps; bronze star; Brevet of Major and Lieutenant Colonel); Isazai Expedition 1892; Boer War, 1899-1900; on Staff.

Royal Artillery

Pretyman

G T

Major General

George Tindal Pretyman was born on 1 March 1845, and was educated at Wimbledon School and RMA Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery on 21 March 1865, and within a few months went to Canada where he served until July 1870. During this period he was present throughout the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870. Pretyman went to India in February, 1875, and was promoted Captain in October 1877. At the outbreak of the Afghan War in 1878, he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Major General Sir Frederick Roberts and was present at the capture of the Peiwar Kotal and in all the operations in the Koorum and Khost Valleys (mentioned in despatches). He took part in the advance on and occupation of Kabul in 1879, and was present in the engagement at Charasia (mentioned in despatches). He was reappointed Aide-de-Camp to Sir Frederick Roberts in March, 1880, and rode with him on the desperate march from Kabul to Kandahar, and was present at the battle of Kandahar on 1 September 1880 (mentioned in despatches). For his services during the Afghan campaign he was twice promoted by brevet, first to the rank of Major and afterwards to that of Lieutenant Colonel. Preryman was appointed Military Secretary to Sir Frederick Roberts in Madras in 1881, and was Assistant Adjutant General for the Royal Artillery in India from 1887 to 1889, when he took command of a second class District, Bengal. It was while thus employed that he commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade in the Isazai Expedition of 1892. The enterprise proved a bloodless one and consequently there were no medals or rewards. He was made CB (m) in May 1896, and promoted Major-General in the following year. On the outbreak of the War in South Africa, Lord Roberts offered him the position of Commandant at Headquarters which he accepted with effect from 23 December 1899. He was appointed Military Governor of Bloemfontein in 1900, and commanded the Kimberley District in 1901, and afterwards the Northern Cape Colony. For his services he was twice mentioned in despatches and created KCMG. Pretyman returned to India in 1902 with the command of the Secunderabad District, and subsequently the command of the Forces in Madras, 1904, and of the Burma Division, 1906. He retired in 1907 and was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in September 1908. Major General Sir George Pretyman died on 3 August 1917.
KCMG, CB (m) (gold b/b), CGS (2) Fen Raid 1866 FR 1870 (Lt RA), Afghan (3) PK C Khan (Capt RA), K2K Star (Bt Maj RA), QSA (4) CC OFS Drie SA01 (Maj Gen KCMG CB). BDW May 93 £2,800.
Source: List of KCMG recipients. Various sources

Royal Artillery

Pretyman

G T

Major General

Royal Artillery. MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 844. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 31 March 1900. Re: Orange Free State
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Staff

Pretyman

G T

Major General

Military Governor of Bloemfontein. MID LG: 16 April 1901, page: 2602. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 2 April 1901. Re: General mentions
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Staff

Preuss

225

Private

Died of disease. Pretoria, 1 October 1900
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

City Imperial Volunteers

Preuss

A R W

225

Private

Demise: Died of disease 01 Oct 1900
Place: Pretoria
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt

City Imperial Volunteers