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'''Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Drummond Battye (1847-1895)''' served in the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Corps of Guides Infantry]] in the [[Jowaki Expedition]] 1877, [[2nd Afghan War]], [[Black Mountain Expedition 1891|Hazara]] 1891 and the [[Chitral Campaign]] 1895 when he was killed leading a battalion on a punitive expedition. His grave is in [Mardan]] where there is a tablet in St Alban's Church.
 == External links ==[http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/viewspecialcollections/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=45367 Arthur Legh Battye] www.dnw.co.uk<br />[http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I121752&tree=Nixon Family tree] familysearch.org<br />[http://www.britishmedals.us/collections/TB/heic/battyewin.html Wynyard Battye] www.britishmedals<br />[http://thepeerage.com/p17690.htm Legh had a son '''Lieutenant Richmond Moffat Battye] http://thepeerage.com <br />[http://glosters.tripod.com/NWF97.htm Frederick Drummond Battye] Officers died <br />[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/536/mode/2up Lt(1869-Col Frederick Battye1897)'''s death] archive.org  == Historical books on-line ==   [[Category:British Military commanders|Nott, William]]of [[Category:People|Nott, William6th Bengal Cavalry]]

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