Arthur Phelps

Lieutenant-General Arthur Phelps (24 October 1837 – 4 October 1920) was a British civil engineer, homeopath and anti-vaccinationist. Biography Phelps was born in Funchal. He was educated at Market Bosworth School and later joined the Indian Army, at Woolwich. He was posted to the 11th Bombay Native Infantry in 1853 and qualified as a surveyor in 1855. He studied at Poonah Military College and qualified as a civil engineer. Phelps joined the Commissariat in 1858 was in charge of the commissariat branch of the Jaulna Field Force. He joined the Kattiwar Field Force and worked as commissariat officer at Bombay. During the Afghan War in 1878 he was appointed executive commissariat officer. In 1889, he was promoted to Commissary-General.