Percy Thuillier Westmorland | |
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Born | 25 July 1863 Kensington, London, England |
Died | 4 June 1929 London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Awards |
CMG DSO Mentioned in despatches x3 |
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Thuillier Westmorland CMG DSO (25 July 1863 – 4 June 1929) commanded the 10th Battalion, London Regiment, and the 151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade during World War I. [1] [2] For his dedication to service during his army career he was three times mentioned in despatches and made CMG and DSO. [1]
After the war, Westmorland retired from the army and went into business with Sir Henry Lunn, one of the founders of Lunn Poly, and became a director of the Palace Hotel and Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Mürren, and the Palace Hotel, Montana. [1]
Westmorland's maternal grandfather was Sir Henry Thuillier who served as Surveyor General of India. [1] His brother in law was Brigadier-General Clifton Inglis Stockwell, the British officer who initiated the 1914 Christmas truce football match at Frelinghien with Baron Maximilian von Sinner. [3] [4]
Percy Thuillier Westmorland was born in Kensington on 25 July 1863, the son of Colonel Isaac Peat Westmorland and Rose Julia Westmorland (née Thuillier). [1] Westmorland's mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Thuillier who was Surveyor General of India and responsible for introducing the first national postage stamp to India. [1] [5] His first cousin was Brigadier-General Charles Henry Westmorland CB.
Westmorland was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1] In 1882 he was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment transferring to the West India Regiment in 1892. [1] Westmorland saw service in the Gambia Expedition against Fodey Silah in 1894, where he was mentioned in despatches, and in the Ashanti Expedition of 1895–96. [1]
In the Second Boer War, Westmorland served as staff officer at Glencoe and was afterwards in command at St Helena. [1] In 1901 he served in a further expedition in Gambia before joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the Zakka Khel and Mommand Expeditions of 1908 where he was again mentioned in despatches and made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. [1] [6]
Westmorland retired from the army in 1912 but rejoined on the commencement of World War I. [1] He went to France in 1915 where he commanded the 10th Battalion, London Regiment, and the 151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade. [1] For his dedication to service he was once again mentioned in despatches and made CMG. [1]
After the war, Westmorland retired from the army and went into business with Sir Henry Lunn, one of the founders of Lunn Poly, and became a director of the Palace Hotel and Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Mürren, and the Palace Hotel, Montana. [1]
In 1902, Westmorland married Olivia Amelia Hale in Kensington. [7] He died on 4 June 1929. [7]
Percy Thuillier Westmorland | |
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Born | 25 July 1863 Kensington, London, England |
Died | 4 June 1929 London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Awards |
CMG DSO Mentioned in despatches x3 |
Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Thuillier Westmorland CMG DSO (25 July 1863 – 4 June 1929) commanded the 10th Battalion, London Regiment, and the 151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade during World War I. [1] [2] For his dedication to service during his army career he was three times mentioned in despatches and made CMG and DSO. [1]
After the war, Westmorland retired from the army and went into business with Sir Henry Lunn, one of the founders of Lunn Poly, and became a director of the Palace Hotel and Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Mürren, and the Palace Hotel, Montana. [1]
Westmorland's maternal grandfather was Sir Henry Thuillier who served as Surveyor General of India. [1] His brother in law was Brigadier-General Clifton Inglis Stockwell, the British officer who initiated the 1914 Christmas truce football match at Frelinghien with Baron Maximilian von Sinner. [3] [4]
Percy Thuillier Westmorland was born in Kensington on 25 July 1863, the son of Colonel Isaac Peat Westmorland and Rose Julia Westmorland (née Thuillier). [1] Westmorland's mother was the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Thuillier who was Surveyor General of India and responsible for introducing the first national postage stamp to India. [1] [5] His first cousin was Brigadier-General Charles Henry Westmorland CB.
Westmorland was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1] In 1882 he was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment transferring to the West India Regiment in 1892. [1] Westmorland saw service in the Gambia Expedition against Fodey Silah in 1894, where he was mentioned in despatches, and in the Ashanti Expedition of 1895–96. [1]
In the Second Boer War, Westmorland served as staff officer at Glencoe and was afterwards in command at St Helena. [1] In 1901 he served in a further expedition in Gambia before joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the Zakka Khel and Mommand Expeditions of 1908 where he was again mentioned in despatches and made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. [1] [6]
Westmorland retired from the army in 1912 but rejoined on the commencement of World War I. [1] He went to France in 1915 where he commanded the 10th Battalion, London Regiment, and the 151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade. [1] For his dedication to service he was once again mentioned in despatches and made CMG. [1]
After the war, Westmorland retired from the army and went into business with Sir Henry Lunn, one of the founders of Lunn Poly, and became a director of the Palace Hotel and Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Mürren, and the Palace Hotel, Montana. [1]
In 1902, Westmorland married Olivia Amelia Hale in Kensington. [7] He died on 4 June 1929. [7]