1878 - 1950 (72 years)
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Name |
Oswald Cuthbert Borrett [1, 2] |
Birth |
04 Mar 1878 |
Gibraltar
[2, 3] |
- 5th son of Major-General Herbert Charles Borrett (~1841-1919), CB, and Charlotte Anne Bennett (~1849-1931); marr St Mary, Poona, 23 Sep 1867.
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Residence |
Apr 1881 |
12 Church St, Lancaster
[3] |
- with mother Charlotte A[nnie] Borrett [née Bennett], 31 b Bombay, Major's wife; + siblings Ann Laura, 12 b Wimbledon; Herbert Percy, 11 b Dover; Charles Tuthill, 10 b Aldershot; Cecil Arthur, 8 b Purbrook Forts; Thomas L, 7 b Portsmouth; Gertrude H, 4 b Gibraltar; infant son [Harold Giles], <1m b Lancaster.
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Education |
abt 1891 - 1896 |
Wellington College, Crowthorne
[2] |
Occupation |
1898 - |
Army Officer, King's Own Royal Regt [2] |
Marriage |
26 Dec 1903 |
St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
[1, 4] |
Blanche Mary Murray, b. 13 Jan 1882, Ceylon , d. aft 1956, Southern Rhodesia? |
Occupation |
1932 - 1935 |
China
; GOC British Troops in China [2] |
Post/Rank/Title |
Jun 1935 |
Lieutenant-General [2, 5] |
Occupation |
1936 - 1939 |
Lieutenant, Tower of London [2] |
Decoration |
1937 |
KCB [2] |
Residence |
1939 |
Lowood, Rockshaw Rd, Reigate
[6] |
Residence |
1950 |
Dukes Cottage, Rudgwick
[7] |
Death |
28 Jul 1950 |
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Harvey Rd, Guildford
[2, 7, 8] |
Probate |
08 Feb 1951 |
London
; £4,971 17s. 8d. [7] |
- Borrett sir Oswald Cuthbert K.C.B. C.M.G. C.B.E. D.S.O. of The Dukes Cottage Rudwick Sussex died 28 July 1950 at Mount Alvernia Harvey-road Guildford Probate London 8 February [1951] to Robert Percy Frith retired lieutenant-colonel H.M. army. Effects £4971 17s. 8d. [NPC]
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Notes |
- Borrett, Lieutenant-General Sir Oswald Cuthbert. KCB, 1937 (CB 1923); CMG 1918; CBE 1922; DSO 1915. Born 4 March 1878; 5th s of late Major-General H. C. Borrett, CB; m Blanche, d of Col A. Murray; died 28 July 1950. Education: Wellington College. Career: Entered Army, King's Own Royal Regt, 1898; Capt. 1902; Adj. 1905-08; Maj. 1914; Col 1923; Maj.-Gen. 1930; Adj. Indian Volunteers, 1911-14; served S. Africa, 1899-1902 (Queen's medal 3 clasps, King's medal 2 clasps); European War, 1914-19 (DSO and bar, Bt Lt-Col, Bt Col, ADC to the King, 1915 Star, CMG, Chevalier Légion d'Honneur); N. W. Frontier, India, 1920-21 (medal and bar, Waziristan, CBE, CB); Col Comdt 7th Indian Infantry Bde, 1923-27; ADC to the King, 1919-30; commanded British Troops, Shanghai Area, 1927-31; Commander 46th (North Midland) Division TA, 1931-32; GOC British Troops in China, 1932-35; Lieutenant Tower of London, 1936-39; retired pay, 1938; Colonel the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), 1926-45 [Who Was Who]
- wounded & gassed in WW1; awarded DSO & bar
- Inspector of Directorate of Prisoners of War in WW2. Criticized by War Office Court of Enquiry in Aug 1941 into fraudulent conversion of prisoners' property. Resigned in Sep 1941.
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Person ID |
I1515 |
Tatham | Bloxham branch | Spouse |
Last Modified |
15 Mar 2015 |
Family |
Blanche Mary Murray, b. 13 Jan 1882, Ceylon , d. aft 1956, Southern Rhodesia? (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
26 Dec 1903 |
St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
[1, 4] |
- On the 26th Dec., 1903, at the Cathedral, Singapore, Captain Oswald C. Borrett, the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, son of Major-General Herbert Borrett, C.B., to Blanche May, second daughter of the Hon. Alex Murray, C.E., Surveyor-General, Singapore. [The Times]
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Notes |
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Last Modified |
15 Mar 2015 |
Family ID |
F0065 |
Family Group Sheet |
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 | Birth - 04 Mar 1878 - Gibraltar |
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 | Residence - Apr 1881 - 12 Church St, Lancaster |
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 | Education - abt 1891 - 1896 - Wellington College, Crowthorne |
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 | Marriage - < - 26 Dec 1903 - St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore |
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 | Marriage - 26 Dec 1903 - St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore |
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 | Occupation - GOC British Troops in China - 1932 - 1935 - China |
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 | Residence - 1939 - Lowood, Rockshaw Rd, Reigate |
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 | Residence - 1950 - Dukes Cottage, Rudgwick |
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 | Death - 28 Jul 1950 - Mount Alvernia Hospital, Harvey Rd, Guildford |
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 | Probate - £4,971 17s. 8d. - 08 Feb 1951 - London |
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Sources |
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S18] Who's Who / Who was Who.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1881.
age 3 b Gibraltar
- [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 09 Jan 1904.
- [S05] The Times, obituary, 29 Jul 1950.
- [S07] Other Sources, Rockshaw Road website.
website accessed 31 Aug 2010
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S02] BMD Index, death reg Surrey S W, 3Q1950.
age 72
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