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About Lt.-Col. Sir Horace George Proctor-Beauchamp, 6th Bt.
Biography
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56018584/sir-horace_george-proc...
Lt.-Col. Sir Horace George Proctor-Beauchamp, 6th Bt.CB was the son of Sir Thomas William Brograve Proctor-Beauchamp, 4th Bt. and Hon. Catherine Esther Waldegrave(nee Waldegrave), of Langley Park, Norwich.
He married Florence Leavitt, daughter of Henry M. Leavitt, on 15 November 1892. He and Florence Leavitt were divorced in 1915.
He died aged 58 at Suvla Bay, Turkey, killed in action.
- He fought in the Suakin Campaign in 1885.
- He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1888.
- He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.
- Lieutenant-Colonel of the 15th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
- He was Brevet Colonel of the 20th Hussars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor-Beauchamp_baronets
The sixth Baronet, Horace George, was a lieutenant-colonel in the Norfolk Regiment and was killed in action at Suvla Bay, Turkey, during the First World War. He was born on 3 November 1856 and had joined the army in 1878. His previous service included a year in Sudan (1885–86), for which he was mentioned in despatches, an honour he also received during the Second Boer War. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1902.[3] Retiring in 1904, he was recommissioned at the start of the First World War, in which his nephew Montague Barclay Granville Proctor-Beauchamp served alongside him as a second lieutenant. They were both killed on 12 August 1915 during an abortive advance.[4]
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/20thhussarsproctorbeauchamp.htm
Colonel Sir Horace George Proctor-Beauchamp gained notoriety as the colonel who led a disastrous attack on the Turks at Gallipoli which wiped out the 5th Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment on 12 August 1915 and brought about his own death. He was appointed CO of the 1/5th Norfolks on 14 Nov 1914 having been a cavalryman since he joined the 20th Hussars on 11 Oct 1878. He had no experience of commanding infantry and had been retired for at least 8 years.
Horace was born on 3 Nov 1856 the third son son of Sir Thomas William Brogrove Proctor-Beauchamp 4th Bt and Hon Catherine Esther Waldegrave. He joined the 20th Hussars as a lieutenant on 11 Oct 1878. He served in the Sudan, at Suakin in 1885, and the Sudan campaign of 1888. He was in South Africa from 1901 to 1902 for the Boer War where he commanded the 20th Hussars. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and commanded the 20th from 9 Sep 1899 to 9 Sep 1903. He married Florence Leavitt on 15 Nov 1892 but they were divorced in 1915.
He inherited the baronetcy from his brother on 10 Nov 1912 and became the 6th Baronet of Langley Park, Norfolk. He was also a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
He was killed in action on 12 Aug 1915 at the age of 58.The photo shows him in the uniform of the 5th (Territorial) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
References
- 4. McCrery, Nigel (1999) [1992]. All The King's Men. Pocket Books. pp. 25–28, 80. ISBN 0-671-01831-0.Archive.Org
- http://www.townsley.info/Strangeway/GedSite/g1/p654.htm#i32651
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p8583.htm#i85828
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Lt.-Col. Sir Horace George Proctor-Beauchamp, 6th Bt.'s Timeline
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November 3, 1856
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Gallipoli, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Turkey
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| 1915 |
August 12, 1915
Age 58
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Sulva Bay, Turkey
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Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Turkey
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