Edward Loch, 2nd Baron Loch

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First World War

MVO DSO (4 April 1873 – 14 August 1942) was a senior British Army
officer and peer.

After serving in

First World War
, he initially continued to serve in staff positions, but commanded a brigade later in the war before returning to the staff. He received further decorations, both British and foreign.

After his retirement from the army in 1922, he became

Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk and undertook various other public and charitable duties. He was also Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and chairman of the Greyhound Racing Association
.

Early life and military career

Loch was the son of

Mentioned in Despatches for his part in the Battle of Omdurman,[5] and awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 15 November 1898.[6] He was also awarded the Khedive's Star and clasp.[1]

Boer War

Loch was seconded from his regiment to the

Enslin, Modder River and Magersfontein, was badly wounded and received the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps.[1]

Loch returned to regimental duty in the Grenadier Guards on 23 January 1902,

lieutenant-colonelcy on 10 May 1913.[24] He left the War Office on 12 April 1914.[25]

First World War

After the outbreak of the

First World War Loch served with the BEF Staff in August 1914.[26] He was liaison officer between GHQ and Smith-Dorrien's II Corps.[27] On 16 December 1914 was appointed GSO Grade 1.[28]

Loch was given substantive promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 13 March 1915.

Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1918 New Year Honours.[35] He returned to the staff on 16 May 1918.[36] He was promoted major-general "for valuable services rendered in connection with the War" in the 1919 New Year Honours.[37] During the war he was Mentioned in Despatches a further five times.[38][39][40][41][42]

Retirement

Loch retired from the army in 1922. He was appointed a

Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk on 27 February 1922, when he was living at Stoke College, Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk.[43] From 1924 to 1925 he was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.[1][44] He also became president of the Legion of Frontiersmen.[45][46] He was still in the Reserve of Officers at the outbreak of the Second World War, but was not recalled for service.[47] However, when the Home Guard was formed, he served as an Area Commander, despite being over-age, and this position being equivalent in rank only to a brigadier.[1]

In 1927, Loch became chairman of the Greyhound Racing Association. In 1931 this involved him in the case of Mick the Miller, which led to a controversial rerun of the Greyhound Derby.[48] He became Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard again in 1929.[49] In 1931 he took part in the America's Cup on the yacht Candide.[50]

Loch had an estate in Suffolk and was an

University College, London.[44]

Family

Loch married Lady Margaret Louisa Lizzie Compton, daughter of

Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London on 20 August 1942, followed by burial at Stoke-by-Clare.[51]

The grave of Edward Loch, 2nd Baron Loch, in the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Stoke-by-Clare
Memorial to Edward Loch, 2nd Baron Loch, in the church of St John the Baptist, Stoke-by-Clare

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Major-General Lord Loch—Distinguished career of active service". Obituaries. The Times. No. 49316. London. 17 August 1942. col E, p. 6.
  2. ^ a b the Peerage.com
  3. ^ "No. 26397". The London Gazette. 2 May 1893. p. 2553.
  4. ^ "No. 26854". The London Gazette. 18 May 1897. p. 2754.
  5. ^ "No. 27009". The London Gazette. 30 September 1898. pp. 5726–5730.
  6. ^ "No. 27023". The London Gazette. 15 November 1898. p. 6689.
  7. ^ "No. 27129". The London Gazette. 24 October 1899. p. 6385.
  8. ^ "No. 27126". The London Gazette. 13 October 1899. p. 6179.
  9. ^ "No. 27165". The London Gazette. 16 February 1900. p. 1077.
  10. ^ "No. 27247". The London Gazette. 16 November 1900. p. 7020.
  11. ^ "No. 27305". The London Gazette. 16 April 1901. p. 2597.
  12. ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. pp. 2703–2705.
  13. ^ "No. 27456". The London Gazette. 22 July 1902. p. 4672.
  14. ^ "Latest intelligence – Morocco". The Times. No. 36663. London. 13 January 1902. p. 6.
  15. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36782. London. 31 May 1902. p. 8.
  16. ^ "No. 27440". The London Gazette. 6 June 1902. p. 3681.
  17. ^ "No. 27528". The London Gazette. 24 February 1903. p. 1217.
  18. ^ "No. 27813". The London Gazette. 4 July 1905. p. 4630.
  19. ^ "No. 28107". The London Gazette. 7 February 1908. p. 893.
  20. ^ "No. 28170". The London Gazette. 21 August 1908. p. 6147.
  21. ^ "No. 28358". The London Gazette. 19 April 1910. p. 2679.
  22. ^ "No. 28526". The London Gazette. 29 August 1911. p. 6373.
  23. ^ "No. 28557". The London Gazette. 5 December 1911. p. 9175.
  24. ^ "No. 28717". The London Gazette. 9 May 1913. p. 3348.
  25. ^ "No. 28828". The London Gazette. 5 May 1914. p. 3664.
  26. ^ Robbins 2005, p116
  27. ^ Jeffery 2006, p139
  28. ^ "No. 29023". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1914. pp. 1195–11201.
  29. ^ "No. 29139". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 April 1915. p. 3933.
  30. ^ "No. 29226". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1915. p. 6801.
  31. ^ "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 568.
  32. ^ Stephen Badsey,Doctrine and reform in the British cavalry 1880–1918 p. 267
  33. ^ "No. 30184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 July 1917. pp. 7092–7093.
  34. ^ "No. 30260". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1917. p. 9006. and "Divisional and Staff Commands", 21st Division 1914–18...a divisional history
  35. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 2.
  36. ^ "No. 30728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1918. p. 6661.
  37. ^ "No. 31097". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 87.
  38. ^ "No. 29890". The London Gazette. 20 October 1914. p. 8377.
  39. ^ "No. 29422". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1915. p. 7.
  40. ^ "No. 29890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1917. p. 198.
  41. ^ "No. 30072". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 1917. p. 4749.
  42. ^ "No. 30421". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1917. p. 12916.
  43. ^ "No. 32635". The London Gazette. 10 March 1922. p. 2048.
  44. ^ a b "Captains of the Yeoman of the Guard". Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  45. ^ The Frontiersmen Historian
  46. ^ "No. 33882". The London Gazette. 11 November 1932. p. 7175.
  47. ^ "No. 34828". The London Gazette. 9 April 1940. p. 2140.
  48. ^ "Dog days—Adapted from Michael Tanner's The Legend of Mick the Miller, Sporting Icon of the Depression", The Observer, Sunday 4 January 2004.
  49. ^ "Government appointments", The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 1929.
  50. ^ "Americas Cup – Loch and his crew 1931", Imagestate.
  51. ^ "Funeral—Major-General Lord Loch". Deaths. The Times. No. 49320. London. 21 August 1942. col C, p. 7.

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