Milo Talbot (British Army officer)

Gallipoli Campaign

Players of the North at Chelsea in 1875.^[3] Batting twice in the match, Talbot was dismissed for a single run in the South's first-innings by Fred Morley, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler.^[4]

brevet rank of Major in February 1887, in recognition of his service with the commission.^[9][10] Talbot was commended for his diligent surveying work in cold conditions over rough terrain. It was also noted that despite being of the noblest blood of any of the surveyors he did not rely on his aristocratic rank and when one of his colleagues fell ill in the field he tended to him as a nurse. Talbot's work included a survey of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.^[11] He donated a rare 10th-century Afghan Dirham to the British Museum.^[12]

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General on 1 September 1895, holding that position for two years.^[13][14][15] Between 1897 and 1899 Talbot served on the staff of General Kitchener during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan.^[16] He was mentioned in dispatches in September 1898 by Kitchener for his actions at the Battle of Omdurman.^[17] He later served on secondment to the Egyptian Army (as a major-general) and was promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel on 15 November 1898.^[18][1] On 1 March 1900 Talbot was granted the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel; this was later antedated to 18 February 1900.^[19][20]

half pay from 1 January 1905 having reached the limit of five years in rank as a lieutenant-colonel and retired from the army on 22 April.^[25][26] At some point after this, he served as military attaché to the British legation at Brussels.^[27]

Companion of the Order of the Bath.^[30] He assisted Reginald Wingate, Governor-General of the Sudan, with preparations for the defence of that country as a member of the Permanent Committee of Defence in 1916.^[31]