When the Second Boer War broke out in October 1899, the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards departed Ireland for South Africa to join up with the 1st Guards Brigade, with Lowther appointed as the battalion's adjutant. They reached that country in November, and immediately saw action in the battles of Belmont and Modder River, both British victories, though at a heavy cost in British life. In December, the battalion was present at the Battle of Magersfontein, and the following year took part in the march to take the Boer capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria. After taking the latter city, the 1st Guards Brigade took part in the Battle of Diamond Hill (June 1900), and in the last large scale battle of the war at Bergendal in August 1900. The war then became a guerrilla war, and Lowther was on 20 July 1901 appointed to a staff position as Staff Captain for Intelligence. For his service in the war, Lowther received the Queen's South Africa Medal, was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO),[4] and was noted for future staff employment.[5]
After the war had ended, Lowther was back as a regular officer in the 1st battalion of his regiment in September 1902,[6] but three months later was seconded for a Staff appointment as Brigade Major, Foot Guards brigade in the 1st Army Corps on 3 December 1902.[7][8][4]
In October 1913, on the eve of World War I, he commanded 1st Battalion Scots Guards until being wounded in November 1914. He then commanded 1st (Guards) Brigade, which was broken up in August 1915, and afterwards became Military Secretary at General Headquarters France. On 24 February 1916 he received the Légion d'honneur, class of Commandeur,[9] and in the Birthday Honours of 1918 he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.[10]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society on 11 November 1901.[12] In 1912, he published From Pillar to Post, an account of his travels. In 1925, he co-authored The Scots Guards in the Great War, 1914–1918.
cecil, lowther, other, uses, lowther, disambiguation, major, general, henry, kcmg, frgs, january, 1869, november, 1940, british, general, conservative, politician, game, hunter, adventurer, contents, career, family, references, external, linkscareer, editborn,. For other uses see Lowther disambiguation Major General Sir Henry Cecil Lowther KCMG CB CVO DSO FRGS 1 January 1869 1 November 1940 was a British general and Conservative politician big game hunter and adventurer Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Ampthill Bedfordshire he was the fourth son of William Lowther Educated at Clifton College 1 he was commissioned into the Scots Guards as a second lieutenant on 29 December 1888 2 promoted to lieutenant on 13 April 1892 3 and to captain on 24 June 1899 When the Second Boer War broke out in October 1899 the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards departed Ireland for South Africa to join up with the 1st Guards Brigade with Lowther appointed as the battalion s adjutant They reached that country in November and immediately saw action in the battles of Belmont and Modder River both British victories though at a heavy cost in British life In December the battalion was present at the Battle of Magersfontein and the following year took part in the march to take the Boer capitals of Bloemfontein and Pretoria After taking the latter city the 1st Guards Brigade took part in the Battle of Diamond Hill June 1900 and in the last large scale battle of the war at Bergendal in August 1900 The war then became a guerrilla war and Lowther was on 20 July 1901 appointed to a staff position as Staff Captain for Intelligence For his service in the war Lowther received the Queen s South Africa Medal was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO 4 and was noted for future staff employment 5 After the war had ended Lowther was back as a regular officer in the 1st battalion of his regiment in September 1902 6 but three months later was seconded for a Staff appointment as Brigade Major Foot Guards brigade in the 1st Army Corps on 3 December 1902 7 8 4 In October 1913 on the eve of World War I he commanded 1st Battalion Scots Guards until being wounded in November 1914 He then commanded 1st Guards Brigade which was broken up in August 1915 and afterwards became Military Secretary at General Headquarters France On 24 February 1916 he received the Legion d honneur class of Commandeur 9 and in the Birthday Honours of 1918 he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 10 Lowther was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Appleby at a by election in 1915 but the constituency was abolished in 1918 11 In 1921 Lowther returned to Parliament as MP for Penrith and Cockermouth succeeding his brother James who had held the seat since 1886 and been the Speaker since 1905 became Viscount Ullswater but lost the seat in the 1922 general election to the Liberal Levi Collison He did not attempt to return to politics He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society on 11 November 1901 12 In 1912 he published From Pillar to Post an account of his travels In 1925 he co authored The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914 1918 He died in Basingstoke Hampshire aged 71 Family editHe had married late on 28 June 1920 to Dorothy Maude Isabel Harvey a widow of Gordon Bois There were no children 13 References edit Clifton College Register Muirhead J A O pp291 2 Bristol J W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society April 1948 No 25888 The London Gazette 28 December 1888 p 7417 No 26288 The London Gazette 17 May 1892 p 2905 a b Hart s Army list 1903 No 27490 The London Gazette 31 October 1902 p 6909 No 27474 The London Gazette 16 September 1902 p 5961 No 27512 The London Gazette 2 January 1903 p 5 No 27504 The London Gazette 16 December 1902 p 8681 No 29486 The London Gazette Supplement 22 February 1916 p 2065 No 30721 The London Gazette Supplement 31 May 1918 p 6514 Cecil Lowther Retrieved 11 January 2007 Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society Session 1901 1902 The Geographical Journal 18 6 630 December 1901 JSTOR 1775370 thePeerage com Retrieved 11 January 2007 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Cecil Lowther Portraits of Sir Henry Cecil Lowther at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byLancelot Sanderson Member of Parliament for Appleby1915 1918 Constituency abolishedPreceded byJames Lowther Member of Parliament for Penrith and Cockermouth1921 1922 Succeeded byLevi Collison Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil Lowther amp oldid 1186403453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
