Major General Edward Alexander Wood, CB, late 10th Royal Hussars. He was the son of Sir Charles Alexander Wood, deputy chairman of the Great Western Railway. He was educated at Radley College, Oxfordshire until 1852 and Eton College, Berkshire. He was commissioned into the 10th Royal Hussars as a cornet in July 1858 and purchased the rank of Lieutenant in Sep 1859. He served in Malta as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Commanding General from Sep 1862 to Oct 1863. He was posted to Ireland, where he served as ADC to the Commanding General from Dec 1863 to Jul 1864, after which he went to Dublin where he was ADC to the Commanding General from Dec 1865 to Jan 1867. In Jul 1867 he purchased the rank of Captain. He was appointed adjutant at the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from Apr 1875 to May 1876. He was promoted to Major without purchase in May 1876 and rejoined his regiment at Muttra, India as second-in-command to Lord Ralph Kerr. When Kerr returned to England on leave, he assumed command of the regiment and in the winter of 1877, he marched it from Muttra to Rawalpindi. He commanded the regiment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and commanded two squadrons at the Capture of Ali Masjid in Nov 1878. He remained in command of the 10th Hussars until Kerr's return in Mar 1879. For his services during the campaign, he was made a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in Nov 1879. He succeeded Kerr as commander of the regiment in May 1881, being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Jun 1881. In Feb 1884, he embarked with the Regiment aboard the troopship HMS Jumna for the return journey to England following the end of the Hussars service in India. However, the ship was intercepted 20 miles outside Aden and given new orders to sail with haste for Suakin in the Khedivate of Egypt. The regiment disembarked and was supplied with horses from Baker Pasha's Cavalry and the Egyptian Gendarmerie, with the military objective of destroying the power of the Sudanese military commander Osman Digna. Lieutenant Colonel Wood commanded the Cavalry Brigade until the arrival of Sir Herbert Stewart from England, commanding it at the Battles of El Teb and Tamai. He was mentioned in dispatches and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of his service. He was promoted to Colonel in Nov 1883. Upon his return to England in 1884, he attended the movements of the Austro-Hungarian Army, for the purpose of reporting on their cavalry. He retired on half-pay in Mar 1886, and was then appointed Inspector of Auxiliary Cavalry and second-in-command of a brigade at Aldershot Garrison. After 4 years, he was promoted to Major General and was given command of the Regimental District of Hounslow. He was present at the funeral of Prince Albert Victor in Jan 1892. In Jan 1895, he was appointed to command the troops at Shorncliffe Army Camp. He died there in May 1898, following a brief illness.