Major Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham OBE DL JP (16 October 1867 – 10 June 1926) was Deputy Inspector-General of Military Police in Burma and Double Company Commander of the 72nd Punjabis.[1][2] He retired in 1907 but during World War I served as Assistant Director of Recruiting in Wrexham and later Assistant Director of National Service for North Wales; for his wartime service he was made OBE.[2] A prominent figure in Merionethshire, Anwyl-Passingham served as a JP, DL, and, in 1925, as High sheriff of that county.[3][4][5][6][7]
Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Townshend Passingham 16 October 1867 London, England, UK |
| Died | 10 June 1926 (aged 58) North Wales, UK |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Spouse | Charlotte Angie Bigoe (m. 1906) |
Life
editRobert Townshend Passingham was born in London on 16 October 1867, the son of Major Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham, DL, JP, of Bryn-e-groes, Merioneth.[8] His younger brother, Augustus (1880–1955), was a soldier. Two of his sisters married Italian noblemen.[9]
He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst,[10] and changed his surname to Anwyl-Passingham by deed poll on 8 October 1888.[11]
Anwyl-Passingham was commissioned as a lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers on 30 January 1886 and served with the Burmese Expedition between 1886 and 1889 (medal with clasps).[12] He joined the Madras Staff Corps of the Indian Army on 4 March 1888 and was appointed wing officer; he served again in Burma between 1889 and 1892 with the 12th Mounted Infantry (Burma Battalion).[4][13] In January 1892 he was made station commander (3rd Class) at Hakha and attained the rank of captain in January 1897.[4][14]
In 1898, Anwyl-Passingham became commandant of the Mogaung Battalion, Burma Military Police, and in 1900 officiated as Deputy Inspector-General of Military Police in Burma.[15][16] He spent the remainder of his career with the 72nd Punjabis as a major and Double Company Commander.[1][17] He retired in 1907.[18]
During World War I, Anwyl-Passingham was assistant director of recruiting in Wrexham and later assistant director of national service for North Wales; for his wartime service he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1918 Birthday Honours.[2][19] A prominent figure in Merionethshire, he served as JP, DL, and, in 1925, as High Sheriff of that county.[3][4][7]
On 7 January 1906, Anwyl-Passignham married Charlotte Angie Bigoe.[20] He died in North Wales on 10 June 1926, aged 58.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b Mee, Arthur (1 January 1921). "Who's who in Wales". Western Mail Limited – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Supplement to The London Gazette, 7 June 1918, Issue 30730, p. 6708
- ^ a b The London Gazette, 16 November 1923, Issue 32880, p. 7852
- ^ a b c d "Lot 587, 9 December 1999 – Dix Noonan Webb".
- ^ Blome, Richard (1 January 1673). "An Alphabetical Account of the Nobility and Gentry, which are (or Lately Were) Related Unto the Several Counties of England and Wales: As to Their Names, Titles, and Seats by which They are (or Have Been) Generally Known and Distinguished; According as They Were Received from the Hands of Divers Persons Experienced Therein in Each County by Their Publick Offices, Or Otherwise; the Like Never Before Published". privately printed – via Google Books.
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- ^ a b "Page 1874 | Issue 33030, 17 March 1925: London Gazette".
- ^ Kelly's Handbook of Distinguished People. Published by Kelly's Directories, 1923.
- ^ The Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18 (1914), pp. 63-64.
- ^ Register of the Old Boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled by H.E. Vipan. Published Bedford by W. Robinson, 1900. Chapter IV, School Honours, p. vii
- ^ The Times, London, 19 October 1888, p. 1
- ^ Kelly's Handbook Of Distinguished People. Published by Kelly's Directories, 1923.
- ^ The Colonies and India, London, England, 29 January 1890, p. 26
- ^ The Times, London, 9 March 1897, p. 8
- ^ The India List. Published by Harrison and Sons, London, 1898
- ^ Dept, Burma Police (1 January 1901). "Report on the Police Administration" – via Google Books.
- ^ The London Gazette, 24 May 1904, Issue 27679, p. 3354
- ^ India, Army Headquarters (6 February 2012). Indian Army List January 1919 – Volume 3. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781781502594 – via Google Books.
- ^ "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1918. p. 6708.
- ^ Mee, Arthur (1 January 1921). "Who's Who in Wales". Western Mail Limited – via Google Books.
- ^ The Times, London, 11 June 1926, p. 1