TOWN SHEND, SIR CHARLES VERE

FERRERS (1861), Brit. soldier; entered the army in 1881; saw service in Egypt, 1884-5; commanded the garrison of the Chitral Fort during its siege, 1895; was with the Sudan expedition of 1898, and took part in the S. African War, 1899-1900; during the World War served in Me so pot am i a, and, with the 6th Division, which he commanded, took part in the battles of Kurna, Kut, and Ctesiphon; was besieged in Kut from Dec. 6, 1915, to April 27, 1916, when he was forced to surrender and became a prisoner in Turk. hands; made three fruitle attempts to escape; on the fall of Enver Pasha, the new Turk. Govern- ‘ment sought his aid in making arrangements for peace. Pub. My Campaign in Me so pot am i a, 1920, largely a reply to the many criticisms pa ed on his| conduct of operations.