Please answer the following question: Facts: - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - death date: 1923 - commands: 24th -- 1902 4th -lrb- quetta -rrb- division 1905-6 3rd -lrb- -lrb- lahore -rrb- division 1908 -- 12 baluchistan -rrb- regiment of bombay infantry 1894 - awards: knight of the brilliant star of zanzibar commander of the order of the bath order - birth date: 1850 - name: general sir alfred astley pearson - branch: british india 23px - image: gen sir alfred pearson colonel of 1-10 baluch 1.jpg - rank: general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred astley pearson .
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general sir alfred astley pearson , kcb -lrb- 1850 -- 1923 -rrb- was a british indian army officer .he commanded the 24th -lrb- baluchistan -rrb- regiment of bombay infantry -lrb- later 124th duchess of connaught 's own baluchistan infantry and 1st battalion 10th baluch regiment ; now 6th battalion the baloch regiment -rrb- from 1894 -- 1902 .in 1896 , he led his battalion to british east africa to suppress a rebellion in areas now forming kenya .in 1904 , he officiated as the adjutant general of indian army .he commanded the 4th -lrb- quetta -rrb- division in 1905-6 ; was inspector-general of volunteers in india , 1906-8 ; and in command of the 3rd -lrb- lahore -rrb- division , northern army , 1908 -- 12 .he was made knight commander of the order of the bath in the 1911 coronation honours .sir alfred was the colonel of 124th duchess of connaught 's own baluchistan infantry .