Major Hugh St Aubyn Wake, MVO, 2nd Batalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles. He was the 4th son of Admiral Charles Wake, Royal Navy, and Emma Wake. Husband of Kathleen Mary Wake (nee Grigg). Married Oct-Dec 1899 in Bedford, Bedfordshire. He was baptised on 15 May 1870 in St Peter in Thanet, Broadstairs, Kent. (App. b. India) Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers as a 2nd Lieutenant on 2 May 1891, serving in the 2nd Battalion in Peshawur, Bengal, India. Promoted to Lieutenant on 8 Feb 1893. Transferred to the Indian Army on 31 May 1895. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 2 May 1909. He served in the North West Frontier of India in 1897-98 including the Tirah Expedition (medal and clasp). Soon after the start of WW1, he deployed with his battalion to France. He was killed in action at Festubert, France on 30 Oct 1914.
He is also commemorated on the Men of Sidmouth War Memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Sidmouth, Devon, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98741/), on a memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church Drive, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/77508) and on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Plaque in England
South wall of Nave, St. Peter & St. Paul's Church Church Driv Courteenhall
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire NN7 2QE England
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Father: Charles Wake b. 23 Oct 1824
d. 26 Mar 1890 m. Emma St. Aubyn St Aubyn d. 25 Mar 1920
Children: Hugh's siblings:
° Lt.-Col. Edward St. Aubyn Wake 1862-1944
°Isabel Violet Wake 186x-1955
°Emma Blanche Wake 18xx-1909
°Major Charles St. Aubyn Wake 1861-1938
°Admiral Sir Drury St. Aubyn Wake 1863-1935
°Emma Sybil Wake 1865-1929
°Major Hugh St. Aubyn Wake 1870-1914
°Lieutenant William St. Aubyn Wake, DSO; 1871-1900
°Christabel Edith Wake 1875-1974
°Lieutenant Arthur Leofric St. Aubyn Wake 1875-1957
He is also commemorated on the Men of Sidmouth War Memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Sidmouth, Devon, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98741/), on a memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church Drive, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/77508) and on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Plaque in England
South wall of Nave, St. Peter & St. Paul's Church Church Driv Courteenhall
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire NN7 2QE England
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Father: Charles Wake b. 23 Oct 1824
d. 26 Mar 1890 m. Emma St. Aubyn St Aubyn d. 25 Mar 1920
Children: Hugh's siblings:
° Lt.-Col. Edward St. Aubyn Wake 1862-1944
°Isabel Violet Wake 186x-1955
°Emma Blanche Wake 18xx-1909
°Major Charles St. Aubyn Wake 1861-1938
°Admiral Sir Drury St. Aubyn Wake 1863-1935
°Emma Sybil Wake 1865-1929
°Major Hugh St. Aubyn Wake 1870-1914
°Lieutenant William St. Aubyn Wake, DSO; 1871-1900
°Christabel Edith Wake 1875-1974
°Lieutenant Arthur Leofric St. Aubyn Wake 1875-1957
Major Hugh St Aubyn Wake, MVO, 2nd Batalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles. He was the 4th son of Admiral Charles Wake, Royal Navy, and Emma Wake. Husband of Kathleen Mary Wake (nee Grigg). Married Oct-Dec 1899 in Bedford, Bedfordshire. He was baptised on 15 May 1870 in St Peter in Thanet, Broadstairs, Kent. (App. b. India) Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers as a 2nd Lieutenant on 2 May 1891, serving in the 2nd Battalion in Peshawur, Bengal, India. Promoted to Lieutenant on 8 Feb 1893. Transferred to the Indian Army on 31 May 1895. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 2 May 1909. He served in the North West Frontier of India in 1897-98 including the Tirah Expedition (medal and clasp). Soon after the start of WW1, he deployed with his battalion to France. He was killed in action at Festubert, France on 30 Oct 1914.
He is also commemorated on the Men of Sidmouth War Memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Sidmouth, Devon, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98741/), on a memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church Drive, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/77508) and on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Plaque in England
South wall of Nave, St. Peter & St. Paul's Church Church Driv Courteenhall
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire NN7 2QE England
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Father: Charles Wake b. 23 Oct 1824
d. 26 Mar 1890 m. Emma St. Aubyn St Aubyn d. 25 Mar 1920
Children: Hugh's siblings:
° Lt.-Col. Edward St. Aubyn Wake 1862-1944
°Isabel Violet Wake 186x-1955
°Emma Blanche Wake 18xx-1909
°Major Charles St. Aubyn Wake 1861-1938
°Admiral Sir Drury St. Aubyn Wake 1863-1935
°Emma Sybil Wake 1865-1929
°Major Hugh St. Aubyn Wake 1870-1914
°Lieutenant William St. Aubyn Wake, DSO; 1871-1900
°Christabel Edith Wake 1875-1974
°Lieutenant Arthur Leofric St. Aubyn Wake 1875-1957
He is also commemorated on the Men of Sidmouth War Memorial at St Giles and St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Sidmouth, Devon, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/98741/), on a memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Church Drive, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/77508) and on the Indian Army WW1 memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Plaque in England
South wall of Nave, St. Peter & St. Paul's Church Church Driv Courteenhall
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire NN7 2QE England
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Wall mounted, portrait orientated tablet incorporating an incised inscription infilled with black enamel paint. Family insignia at centre top and the Gurkha Rifles insignia at centre bottom, both designs in relief.
Father: Charles Wake b. 23 Oct 1824
d. 26 Mar 1890 m. Emma St. Aubyn St Aubyn d. 25 Mar 1920
Children: Hugh's siblings:
° Lt.-Col. Edward St. Aubyn Wake 1862-1944
°Isabel Violet Wake 186x-1955
°Emma Blanche Wake 18xx-1909
°Major Charles St. Aubyn Wake 1861-1938
°Admiral Sir Drury St. Aubyn Wake 1863-1935
°Emma Sybil Wake 1865-1929
°Major Hugh St. Aubyn Wake 1870-1914
°Lieutenant William St. Aubyn Wake, DSO; 1871-1900
°Christabel Edith Wake 1875-1974
°Lieutenant Arthur Leofric St. Aubyn Wake 1875-1957
Inscription
Upper insignia : VIGILA ET ORA / Tablet inscription : IN MEMORIAM / HUGH ST. AUBYN WAKE / MAJOR 2/8 GURKHA RIFLES / SON OF / ADMIRAL CHARLES WAKE. / KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT / 31ST. OCTOBER 1914 / AGED 44. / ALSO KATHLEEN MARY HIS WIFE / BORN 17TH. SEPTEMBER 1877 / DIED 11TH. OCTOBER 1938. / Pro Patria / Lower insignia : 8 / GURKHA RIFLES / Tablet inscription : ERECTED BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
His military service stone:
Major H St. A Wake MVO
8th Gurkha Rifles
Age 44
Gravesite Details
Burial: 1 Nov 1914
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