Major General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, KCSI, CB, CMG was an Irish British Army officer who became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and High Commissioner for South Eastern Africa. Colley was killed in action, at the Battle of Majuba Hill.... Wikipedia
Born: November 1, 1835, Rathangan, Ireland
Died: February 27, 1881 (age 45 years), Volksrust, South Africa
Partner: Edith Althea Hamilton (1878–)
Great-grandparents: Mary Colley, James Spencer, Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton, and more
Grandparents: John Pomeroy, 4th Viscount Harberton, Thomas Trench, Mary Weldon, and more
Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Parents: George Francis Pomeroy Colley and Frances Trench
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