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de Watteville, Hermann Gaston, 1875-1963
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Dates of existence
1875-1963
History
de Watteville, Hermann Gaston, elder son of Baron Armand de WatteviIIe, M. D., of London, by Cecile Geraldine, daughter of M. le Pasteur de la Hope, of Bordeaux, France; b. Sept. 19, 1875; adm. Jan. 18, 1888 (A); elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. (with Triplett) July 1894, matric. Michaelmas 1894; B.A. 1898; M.A. 1934; 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. May 26, 1900; Lieut. Jan. 22, 1902; Capt. May 26, 1913; Major Dec. 30, 1915; Brevet Lieut.-Col. June 3, 1917; retired Jan. 7, 1923; was employed on the staff at the War Office during the greater part of Great War I; mentioned in despatches L. G. March 30, 1917; C.B.E. June 3, 1919; Legion of Honour, 5th class; librarian of the Royal United Service Institution 1929; asst. editor 1934; served in the Political Intelligence Dept., Foreign Office, 1943-4; author of Waziristan (1925) and Lord Kitchener (1939); m. 1914 Hope, daughter of C. Calthrop; d. 1963.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963