Major-General Sir Vincent William Tregear | |
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| Born | June 25, 1842 Juanpore, West Bengal, British Raj |
| Died | July 17, 1925 (aged 83) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Known for | Chin-Lushai Expedition |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Chin-Lushai Expedition |
| Spouse | Jane Charlotte Bell (m. 1867;died 1899) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relations | Vincent William Henry Tregear (Father) Elizabeth Hannah Tregear (Mother) |
Major-General Sir Vincent William Tregear, KCB (25 June 1842 - 17 june 1925) was a British army officer.
The son of Vincent Tregear of the Indian Educational Department, he was educated privately. He entered the Bengal Army in 1859.
He was appointed a Major in 1879, [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in 1884, [2] Lieutenant-Colonel in 1885, [3] and Colonel in 1888. [4] He was appointed a Major-General in 1897 and retired in the same year. He was transferred to the Unemployed Supernumerary List in 1902. [5]
Tregear commanded the 9th Bengal Infantry and was Colonel on the Staff at Multan from 1895-97.
He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1879-80 and took part in the Chin-Lushai Expedition for both the expedition of 1888 and the expedition of 1889-1890. For his services in the Chin-Lushai Expedition, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1890. [6]
He married Jane Charlotte (died 1899), daughter of William Oswald Bell, in 1867.
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1909 Birthday Honours. [7]