What key details about frederick william spring can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: colonel frederick william mackenzie spring -lrb- 16 october 1841 -- 1925 -rrb- was a british army officer and military historian . spring was born in bombay , india in 1841 . he was the grandson of lieutenant-colonel william spring and a nephew of colonel sir thomas spring . his father , captain francis spring , was killed in 1857 during the indian mutiny whilst serving with the 24th regiment of foot . spring was commissioned into the bombay artillery in 1865 , which later amalgamated with the royal regiment of artillery . he served in the british expedition to abyssinia from 1867 to 1868 . in 1870 , he was promoted to second captain , and two years later was elevated to the rank of full captain . he became a major in 1878 . on 18 june 1884 , he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel . he saw service in the third anglo-burmese war and was inspector general of ordnance in bombay between 1886 and 1893 . spring was promoted to colonel on 18 june 1888 . after leaving service in 1894 , spring was invested as a companion of the order of the bath . he wrote a book regarding the officers of the bengal army and the royal artillery , and contributed to several other military history publications . in retirement he lived in midhurst , west sussex . spring 's son , frederick , became a brigadier-general and served in the first world war .
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- battles is british expedition to abyssinia third anglo-burmese war- death date is 1925- awards is companion of the order of the bath- serviceyears is 1865-1894- birth date is 1841- name is frederick william m. spring- branch is 23px british army british raj british indian army- rank is colonel