Following the war, he was promoted to colonel in January 1921,[19] prior to his retirement from active service in August 1924.[20] Airey was invested into the Order of Saint John as an officer in June 1931.[21] He died suddenly at Westminster in June 1933;[22] his wife, Helen (whom he married in 1907),[23] predeceased him by five years.[24]
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^Hughes-Hughes, Walter Oldham (1893). The Register of Tonbridge School, from 1820 to 1893. R. Bentley. p. 274.
^"The funeral of Colonel Robert Berkeley Airey". West Middlesex Gazette. London. 1 July 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Marriage". Gentlewoman. London. 2 March 1907. p. 36. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Mrs. Helen Mabel Airey deceased". Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette. London. 30 November 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
robert, airey, robert, berkeley, airey, september, 1874, june, 1933, english, first, class, cricketer, officer, british, army, airey, august, 1926personal, informationfull, namerobert, berkeley, aireyborn, 1874, september, 1874southminster, essex, englanddied2. Robert Berkeley Airey CMG DSO 21 September 1874 23 June 1933 was an English first class cricketer and an officer in the British Army Robert AireyAirey in August 1926Personal informationFull nameRobert Berkeley AireyBorn 1874 09 21 21 September 1874Southminster Essex EnglandDied23 June 1933 1933 06 23 aged 58 Westminster London EnglandBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1911HampshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 52Batting average 10 40100s 50s Top score 30Catches stumpings 2 Source Cricinfo 10 May 2010 The son of Robert Airey senior he was born in September 1874 at Southminster Essex Airey was educated at Tonbridge School 1 before attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst He graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the South Wales Borderers in March 1895 2 He transferred to the Army Service Corps ASC in January 1898 3 at which point he was also promoted to lieutenant 4 with a further promotion to captain following in January 1901 5 He saw active service in the Second Boer War in South Africa from which he returned in September 1902 6 He was seconded for service with the Egyptian Army in November 1902 7 and stayed there until 1907 8 Airey was appointed to the Army Service Corps Training Establishment at Aldershot Garrison in September 1911 9 having made three appearances in first class cricket the month before for Hampshire playing twice against Sussex and once against Surrey in the County Championship 10 In these he scored 52 runs at an average of 10 40 with a highest score of 30 11 In the ASC he was promoted to major in April 1912 12 and served with it in the First World War In November 1914 he was appointed a deputy assistant quartermaster general 13 prior to being made a brevet lieutenant colonel in February 1915 14 During the war Airey was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1916 Birthday Honours 15 He gained the full rank of lieutenant colonel in October 1916 16 with him later being invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 Birthday Honours for services rendered on the Western Front in France and Flanders 17 He was later appointed deputy director of supplies and transportation in September 1918 18 Following the war he was promoted to colonel in January 1921 19 prior to his retirement from active service in August 1924 20 Airey was invested into the Order of Saint John as an officer in June 1931 21 He died suddenly at Westminster in June 1933 22 his wife Helen whom he married in 1907 23 predeceased him by five years 24 References edit Hughes Hughes Walter Oldham 1893 The Register of Tonbridge School from 1820 to 1893 R Bentley p 274 No 26604 The London Gazette 5 March 1895 p 1319 No 27039 The London Gazette 3 January 1899 p 5 No 27045 The London Gazette 24 January 1899 p 462 No 27286 The London Gazette 19 February 1901 p 1230 The Army in South Africa Troops returning home The Times No 36857 London 27 August 1902 p 6 No 27504 The London Gazette 16 December 1902 p 8681 Who s Who Men and Women of the Time 1926 p 24 Retrieved 1 February 2016 No 28531 The London Gazette 15 September 1911 p 6801 First Class Matches played by Robert Airey CricketArchive Retrieved 14 January 2024 First Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Airey CricketArchive Retrieved 14 January 2024 No 28595 The London Gazette 2 April 1912 p 2397 No 28985 The London Gazette Supplement 24 November 1914 p 9958 No 29074 The London Gazette Supplement 16 February 1915 p 1686 No 30716 The London Gazette Supplement 3 June 1918 p 6453 No 29844 The London Gazette 1 December 1916 p 11733 No 30716 The London Gazette Supplement 31 May 1918 p 6453 No 30941 The London Gazette Supplement 4 October 1918 p 11843 No 32177 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1920 p 12810 No 32969 The London Gazette 29 August 1924 p 6497 No 33728 The London Gazette 23 June 1931 p 4072 The funeral of Colonel Robert Berkeley Airey West Middlesex Gazette London 1 July 1933 p 10 Retrieved 14 January 2024 via British Newspaper Archive Marriage Gentlewoman London 2 March 1907 p 36 Retrieved 14 January 2024 via British Newspaper Archive Mrs Helen Mabel Airey deceased Sydenham Forest Hill amp Penge Gazette London 30 November 1928 p 1 Retrieved 14 January 2024 via British Newspaper Archive External links editRobert Airey at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Airey amp oldid 1223488013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
