| Walter Marlborough Pryor | |
|---|---|
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File:File:Walter Marlborough Pryor fair use.jpg Detail from oil on canvas painting of Walter Marlborough Pryor DSO*, 1957, by Maurice Frederick Codner. | |
| Born | 18 November 1880 |
| Died | 28 May 1962 (aged 81) |
| Place of birth | Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
| Place of death | Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1914-1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit |
Hertfordshire Regiment, Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | DSO and Bar |
| Other work | Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire |
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Marlborough Pryor, DSO & Bar, DL, JP (18 November 1880 – 28 May 1962) was a British soldier.[1][2]
Early life[]
Pryor was the only son of Marlborough Robert Pryor, DL, JP, Weston Park, Hitchin, Hertfordshire and his wife. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge where he gained a BA (1901), and an MA (1905).[3] In 1910 he married Ethne Philippa, only daughter of Sir Norman Moore, 1st Baronet. They had three sons; John Marlborough Pryor (1911-1984), Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor (1919-1970) and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Matthew Marlborough Pryor MBE (known as Matthew; 1917-2005). His grandson by Matthew is the archaeologist Francis Pryor; by Mark his grandchildren include the author William Pryor and the artist Lucy Raverat.
First World War[]
During the First World War Pryor served as an officer in the British Army, beginning the war as an acting Captain in the Hertfordshire Regiment.[4] In September 1917 he was promoted to Acting Lieutenant Colonel and placed in command of 1/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, leading them on the Western and Italian Fronts for the remainder of the war.[5] During the conflict he was mentioned in despatches four times. In 1917 he was made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order, to which a Bar was added in 1918. Additionally, he was awarded the Italian Bronze Medal of Military Valor in 1919.[6]
Later life[]
After the war, he was chairman of the Sun Fire Insurance Company and the Sun Life Assurance Society.[7]
He also served as a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
References[]
- ↑ PRYOR, Lt-Col Walter Marlborough’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 11 Jan 2012
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, May 29, 1962; pg. 17; Issue 55403; col A Obituary Category: Obituaries
- ↑ "Pryor, Walter Marlborough (PRR898WM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=%22PRR898WM%22&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.
- ↑ "Viewing Page 8651 of Issue 28953". London-gazette.co.uk. 1914-10-27. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28953/pages/8651. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ "Viewing Page 1056 of Issue 30485". London-gazette.co.uk. 19 January 1918. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30485/supplements/1056. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Viewing Page 6200 of Issue 31345". London-gazette.co.uk. 1919-05-16. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31345/supplements/6200. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ "A Cambridge Alumni Database - Walter Marlborough Pryor". http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=pryor&suro=c&fir=Walter+Marlborough&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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