Corry | Noel Armar Lowry | | Captain | CORRY, NOEL ARMAR LOWRY, Captain, a great-grandson of the 2nd Earl Belmore, was born 25 December 1867. He was educated at Harrow, Cheltenham and Sandhurst, and entered the Grenadier Guards 15 February 1888, becoming Lieutenant 11 May 1892, and Captain 23 November 1898. He served in the South African War, 1899—1901, taking part in the advance on Kimberley, including the actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River and Magersfontein; operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 0 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900 including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in Cape Colony, December 1900 to July 1901. He was Commandant at Achtertang: was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with seven clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Noel Armar Lowry Corry, Captain, Grenadier Guards. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 29 October 1901. He was promoted to Major 29 January 1904: to Lieutenant Colonel 28 October 1910; to Colonel 15 June, 1914, commanding the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. He commanded the London Reserve Brigade, Central Force, Home Defence, 24 October 1914 to 9 January 1916. Colonel Lowry Corry married (1st), Rosalind Gertrude (who died in 1903), daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Anstruther, of Hindlesham Hall, Ipswich, and they had one daughter. He married (secondly), in 1904, the Honourable Clare O'Brien, daughter of the 14th Baron Inchiquin, and they had one daughter.
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