The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Durand, Colonel Algernon George Arnold
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Durand, Colonel Algernon George Arnold, C.B. 1892, C.I.E. 1897; Gentleman-at-Arms; b. 1854; s. of late. Maj-Gen. Sir Henry Marion Durand, R.E.; m. Elizabeth Marjorie, d. of late Hon. T. C. Bruce, M.P. 1895; A.D.C. to Lord Ripon, Viceroy of India, 1881-82; British Agent at Gilgit, 1889-93: commanded troops in Hunza Nagar Expedition. 1891; Military Secretary to Viceroy of India, (Lord Elgin), 1894-99. Publication: The Making of a Frontier, 1899. Address: 3, Park Line, W. Clubs: Travellers’, Naval and Military.