HENRY EVELYN WOOD  (Lieutenant, now Field Marshal, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.L.)  17^th Lancers            On October 19^th 1858, at Sindwaho, during the Indian Mutiny, Lieutenant Wood was in command of a troop of the 3^rd Light Cavalry.  He attacked almost single-handed, a body of mutineers who were making a stand, and routed them completely.  A short time afterwards, near Sindhora, the enemy had seized a Patel, named Chemmum Singh.  Hearing that they intended to hang the wretched man for his loyalty to us, Lieutenant Wood took about twelve men, and started in pursuit.  After a ride of some miles they came upon the mutineers, about seventy in number, encamped and asleep.  Taking two men, he crept up to them, fired a volley, dashed among them, and rescued the man.  General Sir Evelyn Wood, son of the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart, was born at Braintree, Essex, and February 9^th 1838.  Educated at Marlborough, he entered the Navy in 1852, and was A.D.C. to Captain Peel, V.C., in the Crimean War, when only sixteen, behaving with such gallantry that Captain Lushington recommended him for the Victoria Cross, which was not awarded him.  He was severely wounded at the attack on the Redan, mentioned in despatches, made of the Legion of Honour, and obtained the medal and two clasps, Medjidie and Turkish medal.  Invalided home, he left the Navy, and in 1855 joined the 13^th Light Dragoons as Cornet, becoming later Lieutenant, and in 1857 exchanged into the 17^th Lancers, serving with that fine body of men though the Indian Mutiny.  He organized the native forces in the Ashanti War 1873; commanded a column in the Gaika War 1878; also in the Zulu War 1879; was command of the forces in Transvall War 1881; commanded in Egyptian War, 1882; and was head of the lines of communication in Nile Expedition 1884; commanded the Chatham District 1882-3; Eastern District 1886-8; Aldershot Division 1889-93; Q.G. to the forces 1893-7; A.G. 1897-1901.