 He was replaced by Colonel J.F.Hornby, late of the 12th Lancers, who held the post until the reorganisation of the volunteer infantry brigades in 1906.He was followed by Colonel Harry Cooper, CMG, CBE, who had seen active service in Canada, Ashanti, Burma, Sudan and South Africa, and went on to serve at General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France during the First World War.