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Eric Thesiger, the Glossary

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Eric Richard Thesiger DSO, TD (17 February 1874 – 2 October 1961), styled The Honourable from 1878, was a British soldier and page to Queen Victoria.^[1]

25 relations: Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Croix de guerre (Belgium), Distinguished Service Order, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Gqeberha, Imperial Yeomanry, Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), London, Maurice Drummond, Mentioned in dispatches, Order of the Crown (Belgium), Page of Honour, Queen Victoria, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), Second Boer War, Southampton, Surrey Yeomanry, Territorial Decoration, Territorial Force, Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger, Winchester College, World War I.
Imperial Yeomanry soldiers
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Surrey Yeomanry officers
Thesiger family

Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Croix de guerre (Belgium)

The (French) or Oorlogskruis (Dutch) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915.

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The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, (12 August 1868 – 1 April 1933), styled the Lord Chelmsford until 1921, was a British statesman. Eric Thesiger and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford are military personnel from London and Thesiger family.

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Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford

General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, (31 May 18279 April 1905) was a British Army officer who rose to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War, when an expeditionary force under his command suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of a Zulu force at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879. Eric Thesiger and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford are military personnel from London and Thesiger family.

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Gqeberha

Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, and colloquially referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Imperial Yeomanry

The Imperial Yeomanry was a volunteer mounted force of the British Army that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War.

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Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Maurice Drummond

Colonel Sir Maurice Charles Andrew Drummond, (30 November 1877 – 21 February 1957) was a British soldier, senior Metropolitan Police officer and, to date, the longest-serving Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Order of the Crown (Belgium)

The Order of the Crown (Ordre de la Couronne, Kroonorde) is a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Page of Honour

A Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Eric Thesiger and Page of Honour are Pages of Honour.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961.

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Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England.

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Surrey Yeomanry

The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army first formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794.

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Territorial Decoration

The Territorial Decoration (TD) was a military medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army.

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Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription.

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Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger

Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger DSO (25 March 1871 – 31 January 1920) was a British officer and diplomat, who was British Minister in Ethiopia from 1909 to 1919. Eric Thesiger and Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger are Imperial Yeomanry officers, Thesiger family and Younger sons of barons.

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Winchester College

Winchester College is an English public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Thesiger

Also known as Eric Richard Thesiger, Thesiger, Eric.