W.+D.+DRURY-LOWE

Drury-Lowe, William Drury, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Awarded the Distinguished Service Order Born London Killed in action 25th September 1916 aged 38 Son of the late William D. N. Drury-Lowe and Lady Lucy Drury-Lowe; husband of the Hon. Hylda Harriet M. Drury-Lowe. Served in the South African War. Buried in Guards' Cemetery, Les Boeufs, VII, A, 6 Originally buried at Map Reference: 57.T.8.c.9.5

1911 Census A Major of the Territorial Forces, a Captain in the Reserve of Officers and colliery proprietor Husband of Hylda H. M. Drury-Lowe, of Locko Park, Spondon, Derbyshire

The Times, 2nd October 1916, adds the following details: William Drury-Lowe resided at Locko Park, Spondon, and he was aged 38 when he died. He was the eldest son of the late William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe and Lady Lucy Drury-Lowe, and was a nephew of the late Earl of Kilmorey. Educated at Eton, he joined the 2nd Grenadier Guards in 1900, and served in the South African War. He retired in August 1908, with the rank of Captain, and joined the reserve of officers. He was then given a commission as Major commanding the 2nd Derbyshire Battery, 4th North Midland Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He commanded them for over seven years, taking them to France in February 1915, eventually being appointed to command the Brigade in December 1915. In January 1916, he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. In March, the War Office sent him home to command an artillery brigade in England. Shortly after, his old regiment suggested he might join them, so he relinquished his rank and rejoined the Grenadier Guards as a Captain, and was awarded the D.S.O. in the summer of 1916. He inherited considerable landed and colliery interests, took an active part in local affairs and was a member of the county council. He married in 1902, Hylda Harriet Marianne Sugden, daughter of the 2nd Lord St. Leonards.




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