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Kerry, Earl of

H W Edmund Petty-Fitzmauric

Lieutenant

ADC (extra) to Field-Marshal, C-in-Chief the Forces, South Africa, February 1900.

Staff

Kerry, Earl of

Henry William Edmund

Captain

KERRY, EARL OF, HENRY WILLIAM EDMUND PETTY-FITZMAURICE, Captain, was born 14 January 1872, eldest son of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Maud Evelyn, daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn, KG. He took his degree (MA) at Oxford; served in South Africa, 1899-1900; took part in the advance on Kimberley, including actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River and Magersfontein; afterwards served on the Staff (as ADC extra to Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the Forces, 1 February 1900 to 2 January 1901); during operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg 17 to 26 February 1900, and actions at Poplar Grove and Driefontein; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April, 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with seven clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April, 1901]: "Henry William Edmund, Earl of Kerry, Captain, Irish Guards. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by His Majesty the King 3 June 1901. He retired as Major from the Irish Guards, previously Grenadier Guards; was made a Member of the Victorian Order, 1905; became a Member of the London County Council (West Marylebone), 1907, and MP (Unionist) for West Derby, 1908 to 1918, and commanded the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Irish Guards from 1914 to 1916. Lord Kerry became a Member of the Wiltshire County Council in 1919. He married, in 1904, Elsie, daughter of Sir E S Hope, KCB, and they had two sons and one daughter.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)

Irish Guards

Kerscheling

Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Midland Mounted Rifles

Kerscheling

Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Midland Mounted Rifles

Kersell

Richard

1149

Source: Attestation papers. See image on this site.

Railway Pioneer Regiment

Kersey

C J

2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

South Wales Borderers

Kersey

1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Suffolk Regiment

Kersey

5041

Sergeant Major

Source: QSA Medal Rolls

8th Company, 4th Btn, IY

Kersey

H M

Major

MID LG: 29 July 1902, page: 4840. Source: General Kitchener. 23 June 1902. Re: Final despatch & mentions
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Imperial Yeomanry

Kersey

Henry Maitland

Major

KERSEY, HENRY MAITLAND, Major son of S Overbury Kersey, of Kersey, Suffolk. He was educated at Repton and abroad, and served in South Africa, 1900-2, first on the Staff of General St George Henry, CB; afterwards with the 15th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, and finally commanding the battalion; operations in the Transvaal, November 1900 to January 1901, and April to June 1901; operations in Cape Colony, January 1901 to May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches; received the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Henry Maitland Kersey, Major, 15th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was Major, Hertfordshire Yeomanry, and Honorary Major in the Army.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book)

15th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry

Kersey

4th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

(Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment

Kershaw

7237

Private

Died of disease. Johannesburg, 11 July 1900
1st Battalion. Volunteer Service Company
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

East Lancashire Regiment

Kershaw

771972

Attested: Sep 1902. Source: CMP 26