484:. In 1909 the School of Musketry had advocated that each British infantry battalion should be equipped with six instead of two machine-guns. This had been turned down on grounds of cost, so the decision had been made to train the infantry in rapid-fire musketry to make up for the lack of automatic weapons. During Ruggles-Brises's command the school played a crucial role in training the instructors who in turn taught the British Regular Army to shoot so effectively that in the early part of the First World War German reports repeatedly credited them with possessing large numbers of machine-guns. Conversely, Ruggles-Brise has been criticised for delaying the development of anti-aircraft machine-guns in 1912.
598:) contained a large proportion of under-developed and unfit men, and a drastic weeding-out became necessary'. 'It was estimated that only two serviceable battalions could be formed from the existing four in each brigade, consequently the 120th and 121st Brigades would each require two new battalions to complete it to war establishment. Early in 1916 Ruggles-Brise recommended that four new battalions should be sent, to prevent the departure of the division overseas being indefinitely postponed. The four battalions of
44:
682:. After harsh criticism of GHQ's performance during the 1917 fighting, several of Haig's senior staff had been replaced by new men like Ruggles-Brise brought in. The military secretary was one of the C-in-C's closest assistants with particular responsibility for promotions and appointments. Ruggles-Brise arrived in the middle of the
553:
Like several other senior officers who got out among their units to exercise personal command during this confused fighting, Ruggles-Brise was wounded, being carried back 'half dead of a dreadful wound on a stretcher' on 2 November. During his convalescence he reverted to the half-pay list, but after
625:
in March 1917, but the whole division's first offensive actions came in April and May 1917. On 21, 24 and 25 April, the 40th
Division captured 'Fifteen Ravine' (a valley originally bordered by 15 distinctive trees), Villers-Plouich and Beaucamp. Today, Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery stands in Farm
409:
at the beginning of the war, Methuen attempted a night attack at
Belmont on 22/23 November 1899. He sent Colville off with his brigade to assault Gun Hill: although 'They were guided by my Brigade Major, Captain Ruggles-Brise, who led them to the exact spot', Colville admitted that he had
433:
battalion under
Colville's command was cut off and forced to surrender, Colville was made a scapegoat and sent home. Ruggles-Brise remained in South Africa until the end of the year, when he was re-appointed as brigade major in Home District (London).
762:
Ruggles-Brise was an all-round sportsman, considered an excellent shot and a good tennis player. He was best known for his cricketing prowess as a right-hand batsman and medium-pace bowler. He was in the
Winchester XI 1880–82 and played for
812:
497:
Soon after the outbreak of the First World War, Ruggles-Brise was promoted temporary brigadier general (15 September) to command a brigade composed of the last three
Regular infantry battalions left in Britain after the
582:' divisions, and by the time it was organised the flow of volunteers had slackened and the army had to reduce its height requirement for infantry in an effort to attract recruits. This led to the creation of so-called '
710:
and an end to the war. He finally relinquished the position on 13 April 1919. He then worked in the
Military Secretary's Department in England until 3 September 1919, and retired from the army on 10 March 1920.
771:(MCC). His first-class career for Oxford and MCC consisted of eight matches, in which he scored 278 runs at an average of 18.53 with a highest score of 73. He took one wicket. He also played twice for
642:
Ruggles-Brise was promoted to substantive major-general for "distinguished service in the field" on 3 June 1917. He relinquished command of the 40th
Division to fellow guardsman Major-General
1847:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of
Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
2127:
2239:
2249:
662:
decided to disband the home service divisions, and the 73rd
Division was progressively broken up between January and March 1918. Ruggles-Brise relinquished his command on 4 March.
410:
miscalculated the distance, and that the commanding officer of 3rd
Grenadier Guards attacked the wrong hill. Neither error was Ruggles-Brise's fault and he received his first
2209:
464:
on 20 July 1907, Ruggles-Brise became commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards for four years. After completing this term, and having been promoted to
731:
399:
242:
175:
658:, and the division's role had changed to fitness training to prepare these former home service men for drafting to fighting divisions. Towards the end of 1917 the
2219:
2229:
606:) were transferred to complete his brigades. The reorganisation was completed in February 1916 and the division was fully mobilised by the end of May.
694:– in the midst of organising a counter-attack – that he was being replaced. Gough later recalled that Ruggles-Brise 'told me as nicely as he could'.
1582:
2184:
391:
2244:
2224:
795:. They had no children. Ruggles-Brise died at the age of 63 on 24 June 1927 of pneumonia contracted after playing tennis a few days before.
722:
Ruggles-Brise had been mentioned in despatches five times during the Boer War. As Commanding Officer of 3rd Grenadier Guards, he was made a
2234:
17:
2254:
2199:
339:
2204:
1158:
671:
499:
367:
449:
on 9 November 1900, and became a regimental major by seniority on 11 October 1902. On 1 April 1903 he became brigade major of the
792:
575:
2174:
514:, Hampshire. Although not officially designated a Guards brigade, it did contain two Guards battalions (1st Grenadiers and 2nd
507:
202:
2194:
1927:
1571:
454:
2179:
2116:
1593:
643:
723:
461:
250:
183:
2214:
2169:
751:
727:
246:
179:
702:
Ruggles-Brise continued as Haig's Military Secretary throughout the German Offensives and then the Allies' victorious
2037:
2003:
1988:
1967:
1945:
1884:
1869:
1854:
1839:
1392:
426:
335:
197:
1862:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3a: New Army Divisions (30–41) and 63rd (R.N.) Division
1877:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 4: The Army Council, GHQs, Armies, and Corps 1914–1918
654:(TF) who had not volunteered for (or were unfit for) overseas service, this distinction had been swept away by the
1418:
395:
2134:
2105:
764:
647:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
235:
134:
129:
109:
590:
was the Welsh Bantam Brigade composed of 'well-knit, hardy Welshmen', but 'the men of the other two brigades (
707:
541:. In the event all it could do was help to cover the Belgian retreat and then take up defensive positions at
503:
378:
to the infantry brigade at Gibraltar in March 1899. In October that year he and his brigadier, Major General
139:
730:(CB). During the First World War he was mentioned in despatches five more times, and afterwards was made a
2189:
687:
679:
610:
574:
On 25 September 1915, Ruggles-Brise was promoted to temporary major general and appointed to command the
743:
714:
In retirement he devoted himself to soldiers' welfare, and was secretary of the Officers' Association.
555:
192:
2030:
The Killing Ground: The British Army, the Western Front, and the Emergence of Modern Warfare 1900–1918
772:
655:
1676:
465:
355:
1605:
609:
The 40th Division under Ruggles-Brise embarked for France in early June and took its place on the
1813:
1798:
1784:
1770:
1700:
768:
683:
469:
419:
323:
315:
187:
144:
1714:
1524:
1348:
1459:"The Long, Long Trail – Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919"
1445:"The Long, Long Trail – Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919"
1379:"The Long, Long Trail – Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919"
788:
703:
613:
to join in the continuous trench warfare. One of his brigades assisted another division in the
549:. Thereafter 20th Brigade was engaged in heavy fighting at Langemarck and Gheluvelt during the
446:
415:
1645:
Frank E. Vandiver, 'Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Passchendaele', ch. 3 in Liddle, p. 38.
1832:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 1: The Regular British Divisions
915:
735:
627:
550:
411:
379:
319:
295:
1307:
927:
2164:
2159:
1905:
1278:
631:
511:
303:
287:
218:
213:
1756:
1742:
1728:
1510:
1292:
1264:
1250:
1236:
1184:
1169:
1108:
1094:
1016:
8:
1919:
1222:
1198:
1134:
1056:
1042:
618:
614:
579:
383:
1610:
1312:
932:
675:
523:
425:
When Colville was promoted to command 9th Division, Ruggles-Brise went with him as his
406:
311:
302:, Essex. His eldest brothers were Archie (who inherited Spains Hall) and Evelyn (later
2033:
1999:
1984:
1963:
1941:
1923:
1880:
1865:
1850:
1835:
776:
726:(MVO) – a personal award by the King. After his active service in 1914 he was made a
651:
583:
563:
450:
443:
299:
747:
343:
150:
119:
686:
of March 1918, and one of his first jobs was to inform the commander of the BEF's
1940:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1925/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1995,
1879:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1944/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1864:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1834:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
650:, a home defence formation stationed in Essex. Originally composed of men of the
622:
546:
519:
481:
387:
259:
165:
161:
670:
His next posting was as Military Secretary at General Headquarters (GHQ) of the
1849:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
346:
in May 1885. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, as battalion
2153:
775:
in non-first-class matches. As a serving officer he played regularly for the
559:
429:. However, in May 1900, while Lord Roberts was closing in on Johannesburg, a
375:
283:
306:, chairman of the Prison Commission). Unlike his elder brothers who went to
691:
621:) in November 1916, and the division followed up the German retreat to the
515:
307:
255:
91:
1422:
1396:
370:
in 1897, Ruggles-Brise served with the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards at
2011:
Lord Methuen and the British Army: Failure and Redemption in South Africa
537:
on 7 October 1914, intended to assist the Belgian Army in the defence of
527:
473:
291:
279:
263:
1938:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914
659:
43:
1912:
Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918
1902:
From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15 Dec 1899
1458:
1444:
646:
on 24 August 1917 and returned to England to take over command of the
630:, while Villers-Plouich was captured by the 13th (Service) Battalion
534:
371:
350:
of the 3rd Battalion 1893–94, and as adjutant of the Guards Depot at
1378:
430:
351:
347:
2078:
538:
294:, Essex, and his wife Marianne Weyland Bowyer-Smith, daughter of
767:
in 1883, winning his Blue. The following year he played for the
526:, which returned from Cairo just before the brigade sailed from
1915:
414:
for his work that night. He distinguished himself again at the
2063:
2068:
542:
275:
626:
Ravine, which was captured by the 12th (Service) Battalion,
578:. This was a new formation, one of the last of Kitchener's '
2085:
477:
468:
on 30 August 1911, he was next appointed commandant of the
2240:
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
732:
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
314:, where he was in the Rev J. T. Bramston's House, and at
176:
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1555:
1553:
545:
where they were joined by the rest of the BEF after the
1996:
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
1000:
998:
554:
returning to active duty in July 1915 he was appointed
2073:
1583:
CWGC: Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich
318:. At Oxford, Ruggles-Brise obtained a Second Class in
1550:
2250:
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
995:
813:"Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise 1864-1927 – Ancestry®"
2210:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
338:, passing out in 1885, and was commissioned as a
2151:
2220:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
1981:Goodbye Dolly Gray: The Story of the Boer War
1960:Goughie: The Life of General Sir Hubert Gough
586:' battalions of smaller men. 40th Division's
1121:
1119:
787:In 1895 Ruggles-Brise married music expert
502:(BEF) went to France. They constituted the
402:, with Ruggles-Brise as his brigade major.
1623:
1621:
1543:
1541:
1539:
1537:
1535:
42:
2230:Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
1361:
1359:
1199:Lord Roberts' dispatch of 31 March 1900,
1135:Colville's dispatch of 23 November 1899,
1116:
744:Commander of the Belgian Order of Leopold
1614:(Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5463.
1604:
1306:
1170:Methuen's dispatch of 15 February 1900,
926:
885:
883:
881:
665:
492:
334:After Oxford, Ruggles-Brise entered the
1962:, London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1975,
1618:
1594:CWGC: Villers-Plouich Communal Cemetery
1532:
1373:
1371:
992:: Part I: Gradation List, various dates
985:
983:
981:
979:
977:
975:
973:
971:
969:
967:
965:
963:
904:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
879:
877:
875:
873:
871:
869:
867:
865:
863:
861:
824:
822:
14:
2152:
1955:, London: Arthur Barker 1967/Pan 1970.
1909:
1559:
1356:
1004:
961:
959:
957:
955:
953:
951:
949:
947:
945:
943:
386:as part of the troop build-up for the
2185:People educated at Winchester College
2051:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign
848:
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
717:
706:of 1918, which ultimately led to the
437:
296:Sir Edward Bowyer-Smith, 10th Baronet
254:(17 March 1864 – 24 June 1927) was a
2245:Members of the Royal Victorian Order
2225:British Army generals of World War I
2053:, London: Longmans, 1958/Corgi 1966.
1368:
858:
819:
736:King's Birthday Honours of June 1919
2235:Companions of the Order of the Bath
2057:
1393:"The Grenadier Guards in 1914-1918"
940:
791:(1866–1937), elder daughter of the
724:Member of the Royal Victorian Order
286:on 17 March 1864, the fifth son of
184:Member of the Royal Victorian Order
24:
2255:Recipients of the Legion of Honour
2200:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
2074:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1983:, London: Cassell, 1959/Pan 1974,
1898:South Africa and the Transvaal War
833:
728:Companion of the Order of the Bath
487:
329:
180:Companion of the Order of the Bath
25:
2266:
2205:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
1316:. 15 December 1911. p. 9447.
902:'Sir Evelyn John Ruggles-Brise',
757:
427:Deputy Assistant Adjutant General
336:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
274:Harold Ruggles-Brise was born in
198:Commander of the Legion of Honour
193:Commander of the Order of Leopold
266:, and a good amateur cricketer.
239:Sir Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise
229:Secretary, Officers' Association
1806:
1792:
1778:
1764:
1750:
1736:
1722:
1708:
1694:
1681:
1670:
1661:
1648:
1639:
1630:
1598:
1587:
1576:
1565:
1518:
1504:
1491:
1478:
1465:
1451:
1437:
1419:"The Scots Guards in 1914-1918"
1411:
1385:
1342:
1333:
1320:
1300:
1286:
1272:
1258:
1244:
1230:
1216:
1207:
1192:
1178:
1163:
1152:
1143:
1128:
1102:
1088:
1076:
1064:
1050:
1036:
1024:
1010:
637:
390:. Colville took command of the
920:
909:
896:
805:
765:Oxford University Cricket Club
742:). In addition, he was made a
569:
288:Sir Samuel Brise Ruggles-Brise
13:
1:
2175:Military personnel from Essex
1824:
708:armistice of 11 November 1918
697:
354:1895. He then studied at the
269:
2195:Oxford University cricketers
1998:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997,
1953:Ypres 1914: Death of an Army
1814:"The Home of CricketArchive"
936:. 22 May 1885. p. 2368.
789:Lady Dorothea Stewart Murray
746:, a Commander of the French
18:Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise
7:
2180:British Army major generals
2032:, London: Routledge, 1990,
2013:, London: Frank Cass, 1999.
672:British Expeditionary Force
533:Seventh Division landed at
500:British Expeditionary Force
480:, in succession to Colonel
442:Ruggles-Brise was promoted
361:
10:
2271:
2215:Grenadier Guards officers
2170:People from Finchingfield
2132:
2124:
2112:
2103:
2098:
2093:
1893:, 15th Edn, London, 1937.
1328:France & Belgium 1914
782:
750:, and awarded the French
656:Military Service Act 1916
564:Aldershot Training Centre
310:, Harold was educated at
225:
209:
171:
157:
125:
115:
105:
97:
85:
77:
65:
50:
41:
34:
1958:Anthony Farrar-Hockley,
798:
740:Sir Harold Ruggles-Brise
678:(C-in-C), Field Marshal
453:, and simultaneously of
356:Staff College, Camberley
304:Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
219:Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
214:Sir Samuel Ruggles-Brise
36:Sir Harold Ruggles-Brise
1936:Brig-Gen J.E. Edmonds,
1547:Becke, pt 3b, pp 101–8.
906:, accessed 30 May 2013.
769:Marylebone Cricket Club
684:German spring offensive
617:(the last phase of the
522:; it was joined by 2nd
420:Battle of Magersfontein
418:and was present at the
374:before being appointed
316:Balliol College, Oxford
188:Mentioned in Despatches
2044:Who Was Who, 1916–1928
1910:Davies, Frank (1997).
1627:Becke pt 2b, pp 111–6.
893:(London) 27 June 1927.
704:Hundred Days Offensive
416:Battle of Modder River
382:, were transferred to
1951:A.H. Farrar-Hockley,
1891:Burke's Landed Gentry
829:Burke's Landed Gentry
666:Haig's right-hand man
628:South Wales Borderers
551:First Battle of Ypres
518:), together with 2nd
493:20th Brigade at Ypres
412:Mention in Despatches
405:Advancing to relieve
320:Classical Moderations
98:Years of service
2086:The Long, Long Trail
1994:Peter Liddle (ed.),
1677:CWGC: Dismissal note
1330:, Vol II, pp. 462–3.
916:Sandhurst Collection
632:East Surrey Regiment
392:1st (Guards) Brigade
27:British Army officer
2023:Quarterly Army List
2009:Stephen M. Miller,
1920:Pen and Sword Books
1365:Becke, pt 1, p. 82.
990:Quarterly Army List
619:Battle of the Somme
615:Battle of the Ancre
358:from 1896 to 1897.
2190:English cricketers
2064:Anglo-Boer War.com
1904:, Edinburgh, 1900
1636:Becke, pt 4, p 11.
1611:The London Gazette
1313:The London Gazette
1213:Kruger, pp. 310–2.
1159:Anglo-Boer War.com
1085:, 1897 & 1898.
933:The London Gazette
793:7th Duke of Atholl
738:(thereby becoming
718:Honours and awards
676:commander-in-chief
524:Gordon Highlanders
470:School of Musketry
462:lieutenant colonel
438:School of Musketry
380:Sir Henry Colville
312:Winchester College
145:School of Musketry
2148:
2147:
2135:GOC 73rd Division
2113:Succeeded by
2106:GOC 40th Division
2094:Military offices
2017:Monthly Army List
1929:978-0-85052-463-5
1896:Louis Creswicke,
1704:30 September 1919
1149:Miller, pp. 90–4.
777:Household Brigade
652:Territorial Force
556:brigadier-general
510:and assembled at
451:Brigade of Guards
394:in Major-General
233:
232:
16:(Redirected from
2262:
2125:Preceded by
2119:
2091:
2090:
2058:External sources
2025:, various dates.
2019:, various dates.
1976:, various dates.
1974:Hart's Army List
1933:
1818:
1817:
1810:
1804:
1796:
1790:
1782:
1776:
1768:
1762:
1754:
1748:
1740:
1734:
1726:
1720:
1712:
1706:
1698:
1692:
1687:Farrar-Hockley,
1685:
1679:
1674:
1668:
1667:Wolff, pp.274–5.
1665:
1659:
1654:Farrar-Hockley,
1652:
1646:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1616:
1615:
1602:
1596:
1591:
1585:
1580:
1574:
1569:
1563:
1557:
1548:
1545:
1530:
1522:
1516:
1508:
1502:
1497:Farrar-Hockley,
1495:
1489:
1484:Farrar-Hockley,
1482:
1476:
1469:
1463:
1462:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1430:
1425:on 11 March 2013
1421:. Archived from
1415:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1404:
1395:. Archived from
1389:
1383:
1382:
1375:
1366:
1363:
1354:
1346:
1340:
1337:
1331:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1304:
1298:
1296:8 September 1911
1290:
1284:
1276:
1270:
1262:
1256:
1248:
1242:
1234:
1228:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1205:
1196:
1190:
1182:
1176:
1167:
1161:
1156:
1150:
1147:
1141:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1114:
1106:
1100:
1092:
1086:
1083:Hart's Army List
1080:
1074:
1071:Hart's Army List
1068:
1062:
1054:
1048:
1040:
1034:
1031:Hart's Army List
1028:
1022:
1014:
1008:
1002:
993:
987:
938:
937:
924:
918:
913:
907:
900:
894:
887:
856:
850:
831:
826:
817:
816:
809:
748:Legion of Honour
692:Sir Hubert Gough
680:Sir Douglas Haig
674:under the BEF's
344:Grenadier Guards
322:and his cricket
253:
151:Grenadier Guards
120:Grenadier Guards
87:
72:
60:
58:
46:
32:
31:
21:
2270:
2269:
2265:
2264:
2263:
2261:
2260:
2259:
2150:
2149:
2143:Post disbanded
2138:
2130:
2120:
2115:
2109:
2069:Cricket Archive
2060:
1930:
1875:Maj A.F. Becke,
1860:Maj A.F. Becke,
1845:Maj A.F. Becke,
1830:Maj A.F. Becke,
1827:
1822:
1821:
1812:
1811:
1807:
1802:5 November 1920
1797:
1793:
1788:5 November 1920
1783:
1779:
1769:
1765:
1755:
1751:
1741:
1737:
1727:
1723:
1713:
1709:
1699:
1695:
1686:
1682:
1675:
1671:
1666:
1662:
1653:
1649:
1644:
1640:
1635:
1631:
1626:
1619:
1603:
1599:
1592:
1588:
1581:
1577:
1570:
1566:
1558:
1551:
1546:
1533:
1528:5 October 1915.
1523:
1519:
1514:2 February 1915
1509:
1505:
1496:
1492:
1483:
1479:
1470:
1466:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1443:
1442:
1438:
1428:
1426:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1402:
1400:
1391:
1390:
1386:
1377:
1376:
1369:
1364:
1357:
1347:
1343:
1338:
1334:
1325:
1321:
1305:
1301:
1291:
1287:
1277:
1273:
1263:
1259:
1254:24 October 1902
1249:
1245:
1235:
1231:
1226:18 January 1901
1221:
1217:
1212:
1208:
1197:
1193:
1183:
1179:
1168:
1164:
1157:
1153:
1148:
1144:
1139:26 January 1900
1133:
1129:
1124:
1117:
1112:13 October 1899
1107:
1103:
1093:
1089:
1081:
1077:
1069:
1065:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1037:
1029:
1025:
1015:
1011:
1003:
996:
988:
941:
925:
921:
914:
910:
901:
897:
888:
859:
851:
834:
827:
820:
811:
810:
806:
801:
785:
760:
752:Croix de Guerre
720:
700:
668:
640:
623:Hindenburg Line
572:
547:Race to the Sea
520:Border Regiment
495:
490:
488:First World War
482:Walter Congreve
440:
388:Second Boer War
364:
332:
330:Military career
272:
264:First World War
260:Second Boer War
258:officer in the
241:
226:Other work
217:
203:Croix de Guerre
201:
196:
191:
186:
182:
178:
166:First World War
164:
162:Second Boer War
149:3rd Battalion,
148:
143:
138:
133:
70:
56:
54:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2268:
2258:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2232:
2227:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2167:
2162:
2146:
2145:
2140:
2131:
2126:
2122:
2121:
2114:
2111:
2102:
2096:
2095:
2089:
2088:
2083:
2080:London Gazette
2076:
2071:
2066:
2059:
2056:
2055:
2054:
2047:
2041:
2026:
2020:
2014:
2007:
1992:
1979:Rayne Kruger,
1977:
1971:
1956:
1949:
1934:
1928:
1907:
1894:
1888:
1873:
1858:
1843:
1826:
1823:
1820:
1819:
1805:
1800:London Gazette
1791:
1786:London Gazette
1777:
1774:19 August 1919
1772:London Gazette
1763:
1758:London Gazette
1749:
1744:London Gazette
1735:
1730:London Gazette
1721:
1716:London Gazette
1707:
1702:London Gazette
1693:
1680:
1669:
1660:
1647:
1638:
1629:
1617:
1597:
1586:
1575:
1564:
1562:, p. 188.
1549:
1531:
1526:London Gazette
1517:
1512:London Gazette
1503:
1490:
1477:
1464:
1450:
1436:
1410:
1399:on 25 May 2013
1384:
1367:
1355:
1352:9 October 1914
1350:London Gazette
1341:
1339:Travers, p.65.
1332:
1319:
1299:
1294:London Gazette
1285:
1280:London Gazette
1271:
1266:London Gazette
1257:
1252:London Gazette
1243:
1238:London Gazette
1229:
1224:London Gazette
1215:
1206:
1203:8 January 1901
1201:London Gazette
1191:
1186:London Gazette
1177:
1172:London Gazette
1162:
1151:
1142:
1137:London Gazette
1127:
1115:
1110:London Gazette
1101:
1096:London Gazette
1087:
1075:
1063:
1060:8 January 1895
1058:London Gazette
1049:
1046:8 January 1895
1044:London Gazette
1035:
1023:
1018:London Gazette
1009:
1007:, p. 187.
994:
939:
919:
908:
895:
857:
832:
818:
803:
802:
800:
797:
784:
781:
759:
758:Cricket career
756:
734:(KCMG) in the
719:
716:
699:
696:
667:
664:
639:
636:
571:
568:
494:
491:
489:
486:
439:
436:
363:
360:
331:
328:
271:
268:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
211:
207:
206:
173:
169:
168:
159:
155:
154:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
83:
82:
81:United Kingdom
79:
75:
74:
73:(aged 63)
67:
63:
62:
52:
48:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2267:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2157:
2155:
2144:
2141:
2137:
2136:
2129:
2123:
2118:
2117:John Ponsonby
2108:
2107:
2101:
2097:
2092:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2081:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2061:
2052:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2038:0-415-10448-3
2035:
2031:
2028:Tim Travers,
2027:
2024:
2021:
2018:
2015:
2012:
2008:
2005:
2004:0-85052-552-7
2001:
1997:
1993:
1990:
1989:0-330-23861-2
1986:
1982:
1978:
1975:
1972:
1969:
1968:0-246-64059-6
1965:
1961:
1957:
1954:
1950:
1947:
1946:1-870423-55-0
1943:
1939:
1935:
1931:
1925:
1921:
1917:
1913:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1892:
1889:
1886:
1885:1-847347-43-6
1882:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1870:1-847347-41-X
1867:
1863:
1859:
1856:
1855:1-847347-39-8
1852:
1848:
1844:
1841:
1840:1-847347-38-X
1837:
1833:
1829:
1828:
1815:
1809:
1803:
1801:
1795:
1789:
1787:
1781:
1775:
1773:
1767:
1761:
1759:
1753:
1747:
1745:
1739:
1733:
1731:
1725:
1719:
1717:
1711:
1705:
1703:
1697:
1690:
1684:
1678:
1673:
1664:
1657:
1651:
1642:
1633:
1624:
1622:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1601:
1595:
1590:
1584:
1579:
1573:
1568:
1561:
1556:
1554:
1544:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1529:
1527:
1521:
1515:
1513:
1507:
1500:
1494:
1487:
1481:
1474:
1468:
1460:
1454:
1446:
1440:
1424:
1420:
1414:
1398:
1394:
1388:
1380:
1374:
1372:
1362:
1360:
1353:
1351:
1345:
1336:
1329:
1323:
1315:
1314:
1309:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1289:
1283:
1281:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1261:
1255:
1253:
1247:
1241:
1240:19 April 1901
1239:
1233:
1227:
1225:
1219:
1210:
1204:
1202:
1195:
1189:
1187:
1181:
1175:
1174:16 March 1900
1173:
1166:
1160:
1155:
1146:
1140:
1138:
1131:
1122:
1120:
1113:
1111:
1105:
1099:
1097:
1091:
1084:
1079:
1072:
1067:
1061:
1059:
1053:
1047:
1045:
1039:
1032:
1027:
1021:
1019:
1013:
1006:
1001:
999:
991:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
976:
974:
972:
970:
968:
966:
964:
962:
960:
958:
956:
954:
952:
950:
948:
946:
944:
935:
934:
929:
923:
917:
912:
905:
899:
892:
886:
884:
882:
880:
878:
876:
874:
872:
870:
868:
866:
864:
862:
854:
849:
847:
845:
843:
841:
839:
837:
830:
825:
823:
814:
808:
804:
796:
794:
790:
780:
778:
774:
770:
766:
755:
753:
749:
745:
741:
737:
733:
729:
725:
715:
712:
709:
705:
695:
693:
689:
685:
681:
677:
673:
663:
661:
657:
653:
649:
648:73rd Division
645:
644:John Ponsonby
635:
633:
629:
624:
620:
616:
612:
611:Western Front
607:
605:
604:39th Division
601:
600:118th Brigade
597:
593:
589:
588:119th Brigade
585:
581:
577:
576:40th Division
567:
565:
561:
560:general staff
557:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
531:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
485:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
458:
456:
452:
448:
445:
435:
432:
428:
423:
421:
417:
413:
408:
403:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
376:brigade major
373:
369:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
327:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
284:Finchingfield
281:
277:
267:
265:
261:
257:
252:
248:
244:
240:
237:
236:Major General
228:
224:
220:
215:
212:
208:
204:
199:
194:
189:
185:
181:
177:
174:
170:
167:
163:
160:
156:
152:
146:
141:
136:
135:40th Division
131:
130:73rd Division
128:
124:
121:
118:
114:
111:
110:Major General
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
90:
84:
80:
76:
68:
64:
61:17 March 1864
53:
49:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
2142:
2133:
2104:
2099:
2079:
2050:
2049:Leon Wolff,
2043:
2029:
2022:
2016:
2010:
1995:
1980:
1973:
1959:
1952:
1937:
1911:
1901:
1897:
1890:
1876:
1861:
1846:
1831:
1808:
1799:
1794:
1785:
1780:
1771:
1766:
1757:
1752:
1746:2 March 1915
1743:
1738:
1729:
1724:
1718:9 March 1920
1715:
1710:
1701:
1696:
1691:, pp. 308–9.
1688:
1683:
1672:
1663:
1655:
1650:
1641:
1632:
1609:
1600:
1589:
1578:
1567:
1525:
1520:
1511:
1506:
1498:
1493:
1485:
1480:
1472:
1467:
1453:
1439:
1427:. Retrieved
1423:the original
1413:
1401:. Retrieved
1397:the original
1387:
1349:
1344:
1335:
1327:
1322:
1311:
1302:
1293:
1288:
1282:21 July 1911
1279:
1274:
1265:
1260:
1251:
1246:
1237:
1232:
1223:
1218:
1209:
1200:
1194:
1185:
1180:
1171:
1165:
1154:
1145:
1136:
1130:
1109:
1104:
1095:
1090:
1082:
1078:
1070:
1066:
1057:
1052:
1043:
1038:
1030:
1026:
1017:
1012:
989:
931:
922:
911:
903:
898:
890:
852:
828:
807:
786:
761:
739:
721:
713:
701:
669:
641:
638:Home defence
608:
573:
532:
516:Scots Guards
508:7th Division
504:20th Brigade
496:
460:Promoted to
459:
441:
424:
404:
400:1st Division
396:Lord Methuen
366:Promoted to
365:
333:
308:Eton College
273:
256:British Army
238:
234:
158:Battles/wars
140:20th Brigade
92:British Army
71:(1927-06-24)
69:24 June 1927
29:
2165:1927 deaths
2160:1864 births
2100:New command
1760:9 June 1919
1732:1 July 1910
1606:"No. 30111"
1572:CWGC: Ancre
1560:Davies 1997
1308:"No. 28562"
1268:12 May 1903
1005:Davies 1997
928:"No. 25472"
853:Who Was Who
570:The Bantams
528:Southampton
455:9th Brigade
384:Cape Colony
292:Spains Hall
280:Spains Hall
2154:Categories
2139:1917–1918
2128:John Young
2110:1915–1917
1900:, Vol II:
1825:References
1188:1 May 1900
1125:Creswicke.
1098:2 May 1899
1020:9 May 1893
889:Obituary,
698:Retirement
690:, General
688:Fifth Army
660:War Office
340:lieutenant
270:Early life
78:Allegiance
57:1864-03-17
1658:, p. 240.
1501:, p. 180.
1475:, Vol II.
1326:Edmonds,
562:, at the
535:Zeebrugge
512:Lyndhurst
407:Kimberley
372:Gibraltar
326:in 1883.
300:Hill Hall
221:(brother)
210:Relations
195:(Belgium)
153:(1907–11)
147:(1911–14)
137:(1915–17)
132:(1917–18)
101:1885–1920
1471:Edmonds
580:New Army
431:Yeomanry
362:Boer War
352:Caterham
348:adjutant
216:(father)
205:(France)
200:(France)
126:Commands
86:Service/
1689:Goughie
1656:Goughie
1429:12 June
1403:12 June
1073:, 1896.
1033:, 1894.
539:Antwerp
506:of the
466:colonel
368:captain
342:in the
2036:
2002:
1987:
1966:
1944:
1926:
1916:London
1883:
1868:
1853:
1838:
783:Family
779:team.
584:Bantam
444:brevet
172:Awards
142:(1914)
88:branch
1499:Ypres
1486:Ypres
891:Times
799:Notes
773:Essex
596:121st
592:120th
543:Ypres
474:Hythe
447:major
298:, of
290:, of
276:Essex
249:
245:
2034:ISBN
2000:ISBN
1985:ISBN
1964:ISBN
1942:ISBN
1924:ISBN
1881:ISBN
1866:ISBN
1851:ISBN
1836:ISBN
1473:1914
1431:2013
1405:2013
594:and
478:Kent
324:Blue
262:and
243:KCMG
190:(10)
116:Unit
106:Rank
66:Died
51:Born
476:in
472:at
398:'s
278:in
251:MVO
2156::
1922:.
1918::
1914:.
1620:^
1608:.
1552:^
1534:^
1370:^
1358:^
1310:.
1118:^
997:^
942:^
930:.
860:^
835:^
821:^
754:.
634:.
566:.
558:,
530:.
457:.
422:.
282:,
247:CB
2046:.
2040:.
2006:.
1991:.
1970:.
1948:.
1932:.
1887:.
1872:.
1857:.
1842:.
1816:.
1488:.
1461:.
1447:.
1433:.
1407:.
1381:.
855:.
815:.
602:(
59:)
55:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
