Wilsone Black

Major-General Sir Wilsone Black KCB (10 February 1837 – 5 July 1909) was a British military officer and colonial administrator.[1] He served in the Crimea War from 1855 and was present at the Siege of Sebastopol.[1] He recovered the Queen's Colour of the 1st Bn of the 24th Regiment which had been lost in the Buffalo River after the Battle of Isandlwana.[1] He became Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1895[1] and was Acting Administrator in Hong Kong for a short period between February and November 1898.[1] Wilsone Black's life is commemorated on a memorial tablet in Brecon Cathedral.
GlasgowUnited KingdomBritish ArmyMajor-GeneralSouth Wales BorderersCommander of British Troops in China and Hong KongCrimean War9th Xhosa WarAnglo-Zulu WarKnight Commander of the Order of the BathBritishcommissioned42nd Regiment of FootCrimea WarSiege of SebastopolNova Scotia6th Regiment of Foot24th Regiment of Footmentioned in despatchesQueen's ColourBattle of IsandlwanaCommanding OfficerGibraltarJamaicaBelfastBrecon CathedralBlack HillHong KongSir George BarkerSir William GascoigneWilliam RobinsonAdministrator of Hong KongHenry Arthur Blake