Percy FitzGerald
Percy Desmond FitzGerald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1873 Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
| Relations | Nicholas FitzGerald (father) |
Brigadier-General Percy Desmond FitzGerald, DSO (18 April 1873 – 17 August 1933) was a cavalry officer in the British Army and a sportsman, playing polo and cricket
at competition levels.
Born in Australia, he moved to Great Britain and joined the army, initially serving in the
5th Mounted Brigade during the Sinai and Palestine campaign
.
Civilian life
Percy Desmond FitzGerald was born 18 April 1873 in St Kilda, Melbourne. He was the son of Nicholas FitzGerald and Marianne (née O'Shanassy).[1] His father was member of the Parliament of Victoria, having moved there in 1859 and established the Castlemaine brewery.[2]
FitzGerald was educated at St Mary's College, Oscott.[1] He became a first-class cricketer with the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1897, and a polo player competing several times for the Roehampton Trophy.[3]
In October 1914, during the
First World War, he married Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine, the daughter of Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn and Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy. The marriage was annulled without issue in 1919. FitzGerald died in Marylebone, London, on 17 August 1933.[1]
Military career
FitzGerald's military career began with the
11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars in January 1894,[5] and on 20 November 1897 he was promoted to lieutenant
.
FitzGerald saw service in the
Staff Officer at the War Office.[11]
At the start of the First World War he was
5th Mounted Brigade in the Sinai and Palestine campaign.[13] During the war he was again mentioned in despatches, and awarded the French Legion of Honour. He retired from the army in 1920.[1]
References
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- ^ "Fitzgerald, Nicholas". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Percy Fitzgerald". ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "No. 26469". The London Gazette. 22 December 1893. p. 7459.
- ^ "No. 26478". The London Gazette. 23 January 1894. p. 440.
- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2699.
- ^ "The Queen's South Africa Medal to the 11th Hussars". North-east medals. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "No. 27456". The London Gazette. 22 July 1902. p. 4671.
- ^ "No. 27660". The London Gazette. 22 March 1904. p. 1874.
- ^ "No. 27750". The London Gazette. 3 January 1905. p. 26.
- ^ "No. 28713". The London Gazette. 25 April 1913. p. 2978.
- ^ "No. 28920". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1914. p. 7771.
- ^ "No. 30952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1918. p. 12107.