Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Balfour Cloete, 41st Dogras (or 37th Dogras), Indian Army. He was the son of Lieutenant General Josias Gordon Cloete and Marion Cloete (nee Balfour), of "Olean", Les Gravees, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. Baptised on 30 Aug 1877 in Coimbatore, Madras (now Tamil Nadu), India. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 4 Aug 1897. Spent his probationary year with a British Regiment in India. He joined the 37th Bengal Infantry (37th Dogras from 1903) on 7 Nov 1898. Promoted to Lieutenant on 4 Nov 1899, to Captain on 4 Aug 1906, to Major on 4 Aug 1915. He served on the North West Frontier of India, 1897-8 including the attack and capture of the Tanga Pass (Medal with clasp). Attended the Indian Army Staff College at Quetta in 1911. He was a Brigade Major in India Oct 1912-1915. A general Staff Officer Grade 2 from 1915-15 Jan 1917. He died in Bombay (Mumbai), India on 25 Jan 1920. He was originally buried in the Bombay (Sewri) cemetery. He was reburied in the Kirkee War Cemetery and is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, Khadki, Maharashtra, India.
He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
The CWGC website records he was awarded the Military Cross (MC). No record found on the London Gazette and an appointment as AAG in India on the London Gazette of 6 Jul 1920 does not record that he had an MC.
All records found on the London Gazette record he served throughout his career in the Indian Army in the 37th Bengal Infantry/37th Dogras. No record found that he transferred to or served with the 41st Dogras.
He was the brother of Rear Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete, Royal Navy (10 Apr 1885 – 31 May 1947). He died in Stratton, Cornwall.
He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
The CWGC website records he was awarded the Military Cross (MC). No record found on the London Gazette and an appointment as AAG in India on the London Gazette of 6 Jul 1920 does not record that he had an MC.
All records found on the London Gazette record he served throughout his career in the Indian Army in the 37th Bengal Infantry/37th Dogras. No record found that he transferred to or served with the 41st Dogras.
He was the brother of Rear Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete, Royal Navy (10 Apr 1885 – 31 May 1947). He died in Stratton, Cornwall.
Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Balfour Cloete, 41st Dogras (or 37th Dogras), Indian Army. He was the son of Lieutenant General Josias Gordon Cloete and Marion Cloete (nee Balfour), of "Olean", Les Gravees, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. Baptised on 30 Aug 1877 in Coimbatore, Madras (now Tamil Nadu), India. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 4 Aug 1897. Spent his probationary year with a British Regiment in India. He joined the 37th Bengal Infantry (37th Dogras from 1903) on 7 Nov 1898. Promoted to Lieutenant on 4 Nov 1899, to Captain on 4 Aug 1906, to Major on 4 Aug 1915. He served on the North West Frontier of India, 1897-8 including the attack and capture of the Tanga Pass (Medal with clasp). Attended the Indian Army Staff College at Quetta in 1911. He was a Brigade Major in India Oct 1912-1915. A general Staff Officer Grade 2 from 1915-15 Jan 1917. He died in Bombay (Mumbai), India on 25 Jan 1920. He was originally buried in the Bombay (Sewri) cemetery. He was reburied in the Kirkee War Cemetery and is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, Khadki, Maharashtra, India.
He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
The CWGC website records he was awarded the Military Cross (MC). No record found on the London Gazette and an appointment as AAG in India on the London Gazette of 6 Jul 1920 does not record that he had an MC.
All records found on the London Gazette record he served throughout his career in the Indian Army in the 37th Bengal Infantry/37th Dogras. No record found that he transferred to or served with the 41st Dogras.
He was the brother of Rear Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete, Royal Navy (10 Apr 1885 – 31 May 1947). He died in Stratton, Cornwall.
He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
The CWGC website records he was awarded the Military Cross (MC). No record found on the London Gazette and an appointment as AAG in India on the London Gazette of 6 Jul 1920 does not record that he had an MC.
All records found on the London Gazette record he served throughout his career in the Indian Army in the 37th Bengal Infantry/37th Dogras. No record found that he transferred to or served with the 41st Dogras.
He was the brother of Rear Admiral Edward Balfour Cloete, Royal Navy (10 Apr 1885 – 31 May 1947). He died in Stratton, Cornwall.
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