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Name: BROOME, William Arthur (Lieut.-Col.)
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1850 Vepery, Tamil Nadu, India
Death Date: 25 Aug 1923 Eastbourne
Nationality: British
First Date: 1897
Profession: 1897 sent to command troops in Uganda. Oct. 1898 Col Ternan returned and took over from Broome
Married: In Byculla, India 7 Nov 1881 Amy Stuart King b. 1858 Queensland, Australia, d. 11 Jan 1947 Eastbourne
Children: Maud King (17 Nov 1882 Karachi); William George King (17 Dec 1884 Jacobabad, India-1954); Ruth (23 Feb 1887 Queensland)
Book Reference: Moyse, Tucker, North
War Service: Indian Staff Corps/Bombay Regt.
General Information:
Moyse - 1897 ... 27th Bombay Infantry had been detailed for service in Africa and left Karachi on 2nd Dec. with 12 officers & 737 troops under the command of Lt.-Col. W.A. Broome. As senior officer it was intended that he should take command of all troops in the Protectorate. Broome didn't reach Kampala until 26th July 1898
North - OC Indian Contingent in Uganda during Sudanese mutiny, arr. Mombasa with troops 12/12/1897; arr. Kampala 26/6/1898; Indian troops withdrawn from Uganda March 1899 and sent to Kismayu. "A man of small tact" (Martyr)
North - Tried to assume command of all troops in Uganda but his orders were ignored by Col. C. Martyr, arr. Kampala 26-6-1898; the EAP administration requested that he did not send troops from Uganda to the coast in one large caravan because of severe famine en route. He refused and over 400 porters died.
Tucker - May 1898 - chasing remaining mutineers.