General Sir Baker Creed Russell GCB KCMG was an Australianborn British Army officer who served with distinction in the Indian Mutiny, AngloAshanti War, AngloZulu War and Egyptian War.
Baker Creed Russell was born in 1837 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, the son of the Hon. William Russell, formerly a major in the 73rd Regiment.
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