(KCSI). He became a full general in 1896, and in 1897 he was given the command against the Afridis and Mohmands, and conducted the difficult Tirah Expedition with great skill. He returned to England in 1898 and received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). Appointed Commander-in-Chief, India, he returned to India after a brief visit to Scotland. He took up residence in "Treasury Gate", Fort William, India and at "Snowdon" in Simla when the government migrated to the hill station for the summer months. Death He died of malaria whilst serving in office in Calcutta on 18 March 1900. His funeral occurred the following day and the service was taken by James Welldon the Bishop of Calcutta, and former headmaster of Harrow School. Lockhart's good friend Lord Curzon (The Viceroy) attended the funeral. Lockhart married twice. A private collection funded a fine memorial by George Frampton in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh and soldiers and their families paid for the construction of an obelisk in Roomi Park, Rawalpindi (now Pakistan). References Further reading General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart Soldier of the Queen Empress by Martin Smith British Commanders-in-Chief of India British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War British military personnel of the Tirah campaign 1841 births 1900 deaths Military personnel from Renfrewshire British Indian Army generals Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath People from Renfrewshire Deaths from malaria British military personnel of the Bhutan War Infectious disease deaths in India British military personnel of the Abyssinian War Members of the Council of the Governor General of India