168 MEMOIR OF COLONEL DAVID MILNE HOME 



On December 26th of the same year a great sorrow befel 

 him in the death of his wife. Subsequently, on July 2nd 

 1889, he married at the British Legation, Berne, Mary 

 Pamela, eldest daughter of Major Charles D. 0. Ellis, late 

 60th Eifles, who survives him, and by whom he had one 

 son, Charles Alexander. 



Shortly after the death of his first wife, Lieut.-Colonel Milne 

 Home, on the breaking out of the Egyptian War in 1882, 

 was ordered out with his regiment to take part in it, Her 

 Majesty Queen Victoria signalling "God-speed" to the 

 Commanding Officer on embarkation. 



Hard work and active service awaited them. Letters from 

 the Colonel graphically described the charge in the dark at 

 Kassassin, in which he was wounded in a finger. Shortly 

 afterwards he became very ill, but rest and care on board 

 ship, and a voyage to Cyprus and back restored him, and, 

 having rejoined his regiment, he re-embarked for home on 

 October 4th 1882. On October 23rd he arrived at Berwick 

 Eailway Station on a visit to the north, when the bells in 

 the Town Hall were rung, and the Mayor, Alderman Adam 

 Darling, at the head of a large following of leading townsmen, 

 attended to do honour to the gallant officer. 



We next find the Colonel among those who were decorated 

 by the Queen, at Windsor, on November 24th 1882, for service 

 in Egypt. 



On December 18th 1882, a handsome illuminated congratu- 

 latory address from the Town Council of Berwick was presented 

 to him by the Mayor at a special meeting ; and, on the 9th 

 of January 1883, a presentation by the inhabitants of Berwick- 

 upon-Tweed, in the form of a magnificent silver salver, suitably 

 ornamented and inscribed, was made at a largely attended 

 gathering, held in the Queen's Rooms. 



On April 6th 1885, the Lieut.-Colonel attained the rank 

 of full Colonel, when the requirements of military service 

 necessitated the relinquishment of his command of the regiment; 

 but afterwards, in 1 890, he was appointed to the command 

 of the Exeter Eeginiental District, where, during five years, 

 he won golden opinions from all classes, and, on May 27th 

 1895, was the recipient of the Freedom of that ancient city, 

 the gratifying incident marking tjie close of his military 



