Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, DSO - A Scottish man who served as a soldier, spy and officer for the British Empire. Born around 1877, he joined his father in South Africa when he was six years old. When he grew up, he became a mining engineer, spending three years prospecting for copper in German Damaraland and making a small fortune in Bulawayo. He took part in the Matabele Wars and was an intelligence officer at Delagoa Bay in the Boer war. When the first world war broke out, he immediately joined the New Army as a captain. He suffered wounds to the leg and neck in the Battle of Loos in September 1915, by which time he had reached the rank of major. Later, he reutrned to regular service in the army and was rapidly promoted to brigadier-general. In early 1917, he was called to operate as an agent of the secret service. Hannay was a patriot of the Empire, stating "Perhaps the Scots are better than the English, but we're all a thousand percent better than anybody else." He was strong, tough, gutsy, and always longing to prove himself. He was sometimes too sportsman-like for his own good. However, he was also modest and had great respect for his enemies. He spoke fluent German.

All published appearances of Richard Hannay published before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances include:

* ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' (1915)
* ''Greenmantle'' (1916)
* ''Mr Standfast'' (1919)
* ''The Three Hostages'' (1924)He also appears as a minor character in:

* ''The Runagates Club'' (1928) short story, 'The Green Wildebeest'
* ''The Courts of the Morning'' (1929)

*Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated #4

* Wikipedia
* [https://www.comics.org/searchNew/?q=Richard%20Hannay GCD]
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Sir Richard Hannay

Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, DSO - A Scottish man who served as a soldier, spy and officer for the British Empire. Born around 1877, he joined his father in South Africa when he was six years old. When he grew up, he became a mining engineer, spending three years prospecting for copper in German Damaraland and making a small fortune in Bulawayo. He took part in the Matabele Wars and was an intelligence officer at Delagoa Bay in the Boer war. When the first world war broke out, he immediately joined the New Army as a captain. He suffered wounds to the leg and neck in the Battle of Loos in September 1915, by which time he had reached the rank of major. Later, he reutrned to regular service in the army and was rapidly promoted to brigadier-general. In early 1917, he was called to operate as an agent of the secret service. Hannay was a patriot of the Empire, stating "Perhaps the Scots are better than the English, but we're all a thousand percent better than anybody else." He was strong, tough, gutsy, and always longing to prove himself. He was sometimes too sportsman-like for his own good. However, he was also modest and had great respect for his enemies. He spoke fluent German.

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