Lieut. Colonel The Hon. Eric Richard Thesiger, DSO

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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Eric Richard Thesiger DSO, TD (17 February 1874 – 2 October 1961), styled The Honourable from 1878, was a British soldier and page to Queen Victoria.

Lt.-Col. Eric Richard Thesiger

• Born on 17 February 1874.
• Son of Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford and Adria Fanny Heath.
• Married, firstly, Pearl Marie Coupland, daughter of John Coupland, on 29 October 1904.
• Married, secondly, Sydney Hilda Hutton-Croft, daughter of George Arthur Hutton-Croft, on 3 October 1929.
• Married, thirdly, Mary Pudsey, daughter of Reverend F. W. Pudsey, on 27 March 1953.
• Died on 2 October 1961 at age 87.
• Educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
• Page-of-Honour to HM Queen Victoria.
• Fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.
• Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the T.A.R.
• Fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice and mentioned in despatches twice.
• Decorated with the award of the Croix de Guerre.
• Honorary Captain in the service of the T.A.R.
• Decorated with the award of the Order of the Crown of Belgium.
• Decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)
• Decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. Children of Lt.-Col. Eric Richard Thesiger and Pearl Marie Coupland
• Osric Wilfred Thesiger b. 5 Oct 1905, d. 29 Mar 1977
• Désirée Thesiger b. 29 Apr 1908
• Cedric Paul Thesiger b. 21 Mar 1915, d. 1987
  

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• First name(s) Eric Richard
• Last name Thesiger
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Captain,Lieutenant Colonel,Lieutenant Colonel
• Second rank Lieutenant Colonel
• Third rank Lieutenant Colonel
• Regiment Royal Horse Guards, Surrey Yeomanry Reserve, Royal West Kent Regiment
• Second corps Surrey Yeomanry Reserve
• Third corps Royal West Kent Regiment
• Service record Rank: Captain, Corps: Royal Horse Guards
• Second service record Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: Surrey Yeomanry Reserve
• Third service record Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: Royal West Kent Regiment
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5521870
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/19

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