Historical information

Henry Colville was educated at Eton and then entered the Grenadier Guards in 1870. He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to General the Honorable Sir Leicester Smyth, commanding the forces in South Africa in 1880.
Colville had expeditions and was mentioned in despatches on numerous occasions. In 1893 he succeeded Sir Gerald Portal as Commissioner for Uganda, received the Central Africa Medal, made Knight Commander of the Order of St Micael and St George and received the second class Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar.
He served in the Second Boer War and during the early part he commanded the Guards Brigade, including during the Battle of Modder River in 1899.

Physical description

Individual image from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.