1917 - 1993 (75 years)
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Name |
Allison Digby Tatham-Warter [1, 2, 3] |
Known as |
"Digby" |
Birth |
26 May 1917 |
Atcham
[1, 3] |
Education |
abt 1930 - 1935 |
Wellington College, Crowthorne
[4] |
- - possibly = Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire.
- possibly = Wrekin College, Wellington, Shropshire; named Wellington College until 1920, and only 19 miles from his home.
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Education |
abt 1935 - 1937 |
Sandhurst
; Royal Military College [4] |
Occupation |
abt 1937 - 1945 |
Officer, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; later Parachute Regt [3, 5] |
- Appointed 2nd Lieut 27 Apr 1938 with 2nd Battn, then in India at Bareilly. [5]
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Decoration |
1944 |
DSO [2, 3] |
Post/Rank/Title |
bef 1945 |
Major [3] |
Occupation |
aft 1955 |
Game Hunter & Safari Operator, Kenya [3, 6] |
Residence |
1962 |
Eburru, Kenya
[7] |
Residence |
1978 |
Nanyuki, Kenya
[8] |
Death |
21 Mar 1993 |
Nanyuki, Kenya
[3] |
Burial |
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Lewa Downs, Kenya
[6] |
Notes |
- After the War, Digby Tatham-Warter, on the strength of the recommendation of his aunt and uncle [his mother's brother, Philip Nicholson Dearlove?], took up an appointment with the 5th King's African Rifles in Kenya. He bought a farm at Eburru in the Rift Valley. During the Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950's, he commanded a mounted section. The family later moved to another farm at Laikipia, and Digby began to organise safaris, accommodating photography, bird shooting and small game. He died in Nanyuki in 1993. [pegasus website accessed 19 May 2010]
- Digby Tatham-Warter led a bayonet charge during the Battle of Arnhem sporting a bowler hat [??] and an umbrella. [The Daily Telegraph Second Book of Obituaries: Heroes and Adventures (Macmillan, 1993), edited by Hugh Massingberd]
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Person ID |
I0973 |
Tatham | Meaburn branch | Descendant - male line |
Last Modified |
21 Oct 2012 |
Father |
Henry de Grey Warter Tatham, b. 22 Feb 1862, Sussex Gardens, Paddington , d. 02 Jul 1927, Buckland St Mary (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Kathleen Maude Dearlove, b. 05 May 1882, Elm, Cambs , d. 22 May 1978, Cheltenham (Age 96 years) |
Marriage |
02 Aug 1900 |
Wisbech
[9, 10, 11] |
Notes |
- Hinton Hall in Apr 1911: 16 rooms, 5 servants
- On Saturday the Tatham-Warters arrived. Cousin Harry had not been here since his wedding, about 8 years ago, and we had never seen Kathleen. She is pretty, & smart, good natured, rather childish & spoilt, but quite unaffected. He is delightful, and very amusing. [Silvia Tatham, diary Fri 29 May 1908]
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Photos
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 | Hinton Hall, Pontesbury Home of the Vaughan family and later of the Tatham-Warter family |
 | Buckland House, Buckland St Mary Home of the Tatham-Warter family in the 1920s |
 | Tatham Crest on Mustard Spoon Silver mustard spoon from Tatham-Warter family. Assayed in Dublin in 1821. Note the single arrow. |
Family ID |
F0305 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Atcham, 3Q1917.
- [S05] The Times, forthcoming marriages, 21 Mar 1947.
- [S07] Other Sources, Pegasus Archive.
website accessed 26 May 2010
- [S05] The Times, obituary, 13 Apr 1993.
- [S37] Army Lists & Records, Indian Army List, 1939.
- [S03] Family Members, RCC.
- [S17] Telephone Directories.
- [S03] Family Members, JH.
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Wisbech, 3Q1900.
- [S01] Census, UK, 1911.
marr 10 yrs
- [S15] Cambridge University Alumni, sv Tatham, Henry de Grey Warter.
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