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Obituary. 
LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR W. H. GOODENOUGH, k c.b., whose death occurred 
suddenly on 24th October, 1898, at Cape Town, South Africa, joined the 
Regiment as 2nd Lieut., 19th December, 1849 ; became Lieut., 1st April 1851; 
Capt., 23rd February, 1856 ; Brevet-Major, 20th July, 1858 ; Brevet-Lieut.- 
Colonel, 25th March, 1869 ; Brevet.-Colonel, 5th July, 1877 ; Major-General, 
1st April, 1886, and Lieut.-General, 19th May, 1891. Sir William Goodenough 
served during the Indian Mutiny, 1857-8 ; was present at the action of Pandoo 
Nuddee ; siege and capture of Lucknow, and attack and capture of Fort Birwah, 
(severely wounded); (despatches, London Gazette, 25th May, 1858 and 31st 
January, 1859 ; medal with clasp and Brevet of Major ; Egyptian Expedition, 
1882, in command of the Royal Artillery ; battle of Tel-el-Kebir; (despatches, 
London Gazette , 6th October and 10th November, 1882 ; medal with clasp ; 
bronze star, 2nd class Medijie and c.b.) Sir William was Brigade-Major, Bengal, 
October, 1858 to January, 1859 ; Brigade-Major, R.A., Aldershot, 1st October, 
1865 to 30th September, 1869 ; Military Attache, Vienna, 31st March, 1871 to 
31st March, 1874; A.-A. and Q.-M.-G , Woolwich, 1st April, 1874, to 31st 
January, 1876 ; Assistant Director of Artillery, 1st February, 1876, to 31st 
January, 1881 ; Colonel-on-the-Staff, C.R.A., S.E. District, 14th January, 1882 
to 3rd August, 1882 ; Brigadier-General C.R.A., Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 
4th August, 1882, to 30th August, 1882 ; Colonel-on-the-Staff, C.R.A., S.E. 
District, 18th November, 1882, to 31st March, 1886 ; Inspector-General of 
Artillery, 17th August, 1886, to 30th June, 1889 ; commanded N.W. District, 
1st July, 1889, to 31st March, 1890, Thames District, 1st April, 1890, to 30th 
April, 1892, and at the time of his death was commanding the troops in South 
Africa. He was a joint author of * The Army Book for the British Empire.’ 
MAJOR-GENERAL T. CUMING (retired), died at Godaiming, on 17th Oct., 
1898. He was first commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, 20th December, 1854 ; 
Lieutenant, 6th March, 1855; 2nd Captain, 1st April, 1862 ; Captain, 1st 
October, 1871; Major, 5th July, 1872 ; Lieut.-Colonel, 1st July, 1881; 
Colonel, 1st July, 1885, and retired with the hon. rank of Major-General, 30th 
July, 1886. 
COLONEL J. W. MACDOUGALL, died suddenly at Dundee, on Lit 
October, 1898. He joined the Madras Artillery as 2nd Lieut., 11th June, 1858 ; 
became Lieut., 27th Aug., 1858 ; transferred to the Madras Staff Corps, 2nd 
Feb., 1864 ; became Capt., 11th June, 1870 ; Major. 11th June, 1878; Lieut.- 
Col., lltli June, 1884 and Col., 11th June, 1888. 
CAPTAIN G. M. LLOYD (retired), who died at Southampton on 12th October, 
1898. Was first commissioned as Lieut., 15th Jan., 1867 ; became Capt., 16th 
Jan., 1880 ; and retired with a gratuity, 12th May, 1880. 
