Lieutenant Colonel David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. He was the third child and elder son of David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie, and the Honourable Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, second daughter of the second Lord Stanley, of Alderley.
On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England. His grandson Sir Angus Oglivy married Princess Alexandra of Kent a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and Balliol College, Oxford. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in Jun 1874. He was promoted to Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars on 13 Jun 1875, to Captain on 18 Feb 1884 and to Major on 3 Aug 1892. He transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in Jan 1897, and was selected to command the 12th Lancers in Dec 1897. Lord Airlie served with the 10th Hussars in the Afghan War 1878-79, and was present at the attack of All Musjid and in the engagement at Futtehabad (medal with clasp). He took part in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, as adjutant of the 10th Hussars, and was present at the engagement at Tamai (medal with clasp, Khedive's star, and the Fourth Class of the Medjidie). He served in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 as Brigade Major under Sir Herbert Stewart, was present at the action of Abu Klea (slightly wounded) also at the engagements at Abu Klea Wells on 16-17 Feb 1885, and in the reconnaissance to Metammeh (slightly wounded) being twice mentioned in despatches (2 clasps to medal). He deployed in command of his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arriving at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French in the Naauwpoort District, and after a fortnight's patrol work were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought at the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 15 Feb 1900 they were part of the force that broke through to Kimberley, ending the seige. They took part in the advance to Bloemfontein, including the action at Karee Siding (29 Mar 1900), and the subsequent advance to Pretoria. They fought at the battle of Diamond Hill, some 20 miles east of Pretoria, on 11-12 Jun 1900. He died in action leading his regiment {12th Royal Lancers} in a charge to save the British Guns.
He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/292190/), on a Boer War memorial Airlee Street, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Scotland (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146658/) and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England. His grandson Sir Angus Oglivy married Princess Alexandra of Kent a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and Balliol College, Oxford. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in Jun 1874. He was promoted to Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars on 13 Jun 1875, to Captain on 18 Feb 1884 and to Major on 3 Aug 1892. He transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in Jan 1897, and was selected to command the 12th Lancers in Dec 1897. Lord Airlie served with the 10th Hussars in the Afghan War 1878-79, and was present at the attack of All Musjid and in the engagement at Futtehabad (medal with clasp). He took part in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, as adjutant of the 10th Hussars, and was present at the engagement at Tamai (medal with clasp, Khedive's star, and the Fourth Class of the Medjidie). He served in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 as Brigade Major under Sir Herbert Stewart, was present at the action of Abu Klea (slightly wounded) also at the engagements at Abu Klea Wells on 16-17 Feb 1885, and in the reconnaissance to Metammeh (slightly wounded) being twice mentioned in despatches (2 clasps to medal). He deployed in command of his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arriving at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French in the Naauwpoort District, and after a fortnight's patrol work were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought at the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 15 Feb 1900 they were part of the force that broke through to Kimberley, ending the seige. They took part in the advance to Bloemfontein, including the action at Karee Siding (29 Mar 1900), and the subsequent advance to Pretoria. They fought at the battle of Diamond Hill, some 20 miles east of Pretoria, on 11-12 Jun 1900. He died in action leading his regiment {12th Royal Lancers} in a charge to save the British Guns.
He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/292190/), on a Boer War memorial Airlee Street, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Scotland (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146658/) and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
Lieutenant Colonel David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. He was the third child and elder son of David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie, and the Honourable Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, second daughter of the second Lord Stanley, of Alderley.
On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England. His grandson Sir Angus Oglivy married Princess Alexandra of Kent a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and Balliol College, Oxford. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in Jun 1874. He was promoted to Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars on 13 Jun 1875, to Captain on 18 Feb 1884 and to Major on 3 Aug 1892. He transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in Jan 1897, and was selected to command the 12th Lancers in Dec 1897. Lord Airlie served with the 10th Hussars in the Afghan War 1878-79, and was present at the attack of All Musjid and in the engagement at Futtehabad (medal with clasp). He took part in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, as adjutant of the 10th Hussars, and was present at the engagement at Tamai (medal with clasp, Khedive's star, and the Fourth Class of the Medjidie). He served in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 as Brigade Major under Sir Herbert Stewart, was present at the action of Abu Klea (slightly wounded) also at the engagements at Abu Klea Wells on 16-17 Feb 1885, and in the reconnaissance to Metammeh (slightly wounded) being twice mentioned in despatches (2 clasps to medal). He deployed in command of his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arriving at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French in the Naauwpoort District, and after a fortnight's patrol work were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought at the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 15 Feb 1900 they were part of the force that broke through to Kimberley, ending the seige. They took part in the advance to Bloemfontein, including the action at Karee Siding (29 Mar 1900), and the subsequent advance to Pretoria. They fought at the battle of Diamond Hill, some 20 miles east of Pretoria, on 11-12 Jun 1900. He died in action leading his regiment {12th Royal Lancers} in a charge to save the British Guns.
He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/292190/), on a Boer War memorial Airlee Street, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Scotland (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146658/) and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England. His grandson Sir Angus Oglivy married Princess Alexandra of Kent a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and Balliol College, Oxford. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in Jun 1874. He was promoted to Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars on 13 Jun 1875, to Captain on 18 Feb 1884 and to Major on 3 Aug 1892. He transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in Jan 1897, and was selected to command the 12th Lancers in Dec 1897. Lord Airlie served with the 10th Hussars in the Afghan War 1878-79, and was present at the attack of All Musjid and in the engagement at Futtehabad (medal with clasp). He took part in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, as adjutant of the 10th Hussars, and was present at the engagement at Tamai (medal with clasp, Khedive's star, and the Fourth Class of the Medjidie). He served in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85 as Brigade Major under Sir Herbert Stewart, was present at the action of Abu Klea (slightly wounded) also at the engagements at Abu Klea Wells on 16-17 Feb 1885, and in the reconnaissance to Metammeh (slightly wounded) being twice mentioned in despatches (2 clasps to medal). He deployed in command of his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arriving at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French in the Naauwpoort District, and after a fortnight's patrol work were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought at the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 15 Feb 1900 they were part of the force that broke through to Kimberley, ending the seige. They took part in the advance to Bloemfontein, including the action at Karee Siding (29 Mar 1900), and the subsequent advance to Pretoria. They fought at the battle of Diamond Hill, some 20 miles east of Pretoria, on 11-12 Jun 1900. He died in action leading his regiment {12th Royal Lancers} in a charge to save the British Guns.
He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/292190/), on a Boer War memorial Airlee Street, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Scotland (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146658/) and on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Cenotaph here
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