Captain, (The Hon.) Coldstream Guards (Staff Capt. 4th Guards' Brigade). Age: 31 years
Awards: Distinguished Service Order
Son of the Earl and Countess of Meath. Husband of the Hon. Mrs. Ernest Brabazon, of Bridley House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey.
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
BRABAZON, HON. ERNEST WILLIAM MAITLAND MOLYNEUX, D.S.O., Staff Captain, 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 4th and youngest son of Reginald, 12th Earl of Meath, P.C., K.P., by his wife, Lady Mary Jane Maitland, only surviving daughter of Thomas, 11th Earl of Lauderdale, G.C.B.; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 22 March, 1884; educated Dover College and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 9 Jan. 1904, promoted Lieutenant 5 Sept. 1906, and Captain 3rd Battalion 4 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war he went to the front with his Regiment, was attached to the Staff, and was killed in action near La Bassée, 17 June, 1915. He was buried in Cambrin Cemetery, near where he fell. Captain Brabazon was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French's Despatch [London Gazette,1 Dec. 1914], in the following terms: "Has shown conspicuous efficiency in Staff duties and in keeping up communication with a long line of front composed of many units, where communication was often difficult. He has carried and delivered messages under fire with promptness and dispatch." For these services he received the D.S.O. Lord Cavan, commanding the Guards' Brigade, wrote: "We simply loved him. I can never tell you what he was to me, not only as a Staff Officer but as a friend. He was priceless, invaluable and never wearying in his work for the Brigade." And Col. J. R. Drummond Hay, commanding Coldstream Guards: "By his death the Army, as well as the Regiment, has lost heavily." He was keen on musketry and sport and a good shot. He married at the Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, S.W., 29 Oct. 1912, Dorothy Mary, youngest daughter of Col. Horace Ricardo, of Bramley Park, Surrey, C.V.O.; s.p. His three brothers are now (1916) on active service: Col. Lord Ardee, C.B., in command of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, has been wounded; Captain the Hon. Arthur Brabazon, on special service in Egypt; and Major the Hon. Claud Brabazon, of the Irish Guards, now in the Royal Flying Corps.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
Awards: Distinguished Service Order
Son of the Earl and Countess of Meath. Husband of the Hon. Mrs. Ernest Brabazon, of Bridley House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey.
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
BRABAZON, HON. ERNEST WILLIAM MAITLAND MOLYNEUX, D.S.O., Staff Captain, 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 4th and youngest son of Reginald, 12th Earl of Meath, P.C., K.P., by his wife, Lady Mary Jane Maitland, only surviving daughter of Thomas, 11th Earl of Lauderdale, G.C.B.; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 22 March, 1884; educated Dover College and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 9 Jan. 1904, promoted Lieutenant 5 Sept. 1906, and Captain 3rd Battalion 4 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war he went to the front with his Regiment, was attached to the Staff, and was killed in action near La Bassée, 17 June, 1915. He was buried in Cambrin Cemetery, near where he fell. Captain Brabazon was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French's Despatch [London Gazette,1 Dec. 1914], in the following terms: "Has shown conspicuous efficiency in Staff duties and in keeping up communication with a long line of front composed of many units, where communication was often difficult. He has carried and delivered messages under fire with promptness and dispatch." For these services he received the D.S.O. Lord Cavan, commanding the Guards' Brigade, wrote: "We simply loved him. I can never tell you what he was to me, not only as a Staff Officer but as a friend. He was priceless, invaluable and never wearying in his work for the Brigade." And Col. J. R. Drummond Hay, commanding Coldstream Guards: "By his death the Army, as well as the Regiment, has lost heavily." He was keen on musketry and sport and a good shot. He married at the Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, S.W., 29 Oct. 1912, Dorothy Mary, youngest daughter of Col. Horace Ricardo, of Bramley Park, Surrey, C.V.O.; s.p. His three brothers are now (1916) on active service: Col. Lord Ardee, C.B., in command of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, has been wounded; Captain the Hon. Arthur Brabazon, on special service in Egypt; and Major the Hon. Claud Brabazon, of the Irish Guards, now in the Royal Flying Corps.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
Captain, (The Hon.) Coldstream Guards (Staff Capt. 4th Guards' Brigade). Age: 31 years
Awards: Distinguished Service Order
Son of the Earl and Countess of Meath. Husband of the Hon. Mrs. Ernest Brabazon, of Bridley House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey.
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
BRABAZON, HON. ERNEST WILLIAM MAITLAND MOLYNEUX, D.S.O., Staff Captain, 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 4th and youngest son of Reginald, 12th Earl of Meath, P.C., K.P., by his wife, Lady Mary Jane Maitland, only surviving daughter of Thomas, 11th Earl of Lauderdale, G.C.B.; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 22 March, 1884; educated Dover College and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 9 Jan. 1904, promoted Lieutenant 5 Sept. 1906, and Captain 3rd Battalion 4 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war he went to the front with his Regiment, was attached to the Staff, and was killed in action near La Bassée, 17 June, 1915. He was buried in Cambrin Cemetery, near where he fell. Captain Brabazon was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French's Despatch [London Gazette,1 Dec. 1914], in the following terms: "Has shown conspicuous efficiency in Staff duties and in keeping up communication with a long line of front composed of many units, where communication was often difficult. He has carried and delivered messages under fire with promptness and dispatch." For these services he received the D.S.O. Lord Cavan, commanding the Guards' Brigade, wrote: "We simply loved him. I can never tell you what he was to me, not only as a Staff Officer but as a friend. He was priceless, invaluable and never wearying in his work for the Brigade." And Col. J. R. Drummond Hay, commanding Coldstream Guards: "By his death the Army, as well as the Regiment, has lost heavily." He was keen on musketry and sport and a good shot. He married at the Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, S.W., 29 Oct. 1912, Dorothy Mary, youngest daughter of Col. Horace Ricardo, of Bramley Park, Surrey, C.V.O.; s.p. His three brothers are now (1916) on active service: Col. Lord Ardee, C.B., in command of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, has been wounded; Captain the Hon. Arthur Brabazon, on special service in Egypt; and Major the Hon. Claud Brabazon, of the Irish Guards, now in the Royal Flying Corps.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
Awards: Distinguished Service Order
Son of the Earl and Countess of Meath. Husband of the Hon. Mrs. Ernest Brabazon, of Bridley House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey.
Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:
BRABAZON, HON. ERNEST WILLIAM MAITLAND MOLYNEUX, D.S.O., Staff Captain, 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 4th and youngest son of Reginald, 12th Earl of Meath, P.C., K.P., by his wife, Lady Mary Jane Maitland, only surviving daughter of Thomas, 11th Earl of Lauderdale, G.C.B.; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 22 March, 1884; educated Dover College and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 9 Jan. 1904, promoted Lieutenant 5 Sept. 1906, and Captain 3rd Battalion 4 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war he went to the front with his Regiment, was attached to the Staff, and was killed in action near La Bassée, 17 June, 1915. He was buried in Cambrin Cemetery, near where he fell. Captain Brabazon was mentioned in F.M. Sir John French's Despatch [London Gazette,1 Dec. 1914], in the following terms: "Has shown conspicuous efficiency in Staff duties and in keeping up communication with a long line of front composed of many units, where communication was often difficult. He has carried and delivered messages under fire with promptness and dispatch." For these services he received the D.S.O. Lord Cavan, commanding the Guards' Brigade, wrote: "We simply loved him. I can never tell you what he was to me, not only as a Staff Officer but as a friend. He was priceless, invaluable and never wearying in his work for the Brigade." And Col. J. R. Drummond Hay, commanding Coldstream Guards: "By his death the Army, as well as the Regiment, has lost heavily." He was keen on musketry and sport and a good shot. He married at the Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, S.W., 29 Oct. 1912, Dorothy Mary, youngest daughter of Col. Horace Ricardo, of Bramley Park, Surrey, C.V.O.; s.p. His three brothers are now (1916) on active service: Col. Lord Ardee, C.B., in command of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, has been wounded; Captain the Hon. Arthur Brabazon, on special service in Egypt; and Major the Hon. Claud Brabazon, of the Irish Guards, now in the Royal Flying Corps.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
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