Stuart Peter Rolt
Stuart Rolt | |
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170th Brigade | |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
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Military career
Stuart Rolt was the son of
lieutenant-colonel on 29 November 1900.[2] After his return to the United Kingdom, he was appointed an Assistant Inspector of Gymnasia at Aldershot on 5 February 1901.[3]
In 1911 he was appointed to command of
First World War broke out in July 1914, he took it to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force.[1]
14th Brigade saw heavy action in the early stages of the war, being almost constantly engaged in combat for two months. In October, he was recalled from command on the grounds of exhaustion – though the corps commander was at pains to note that no stigma was to be placed on this move, and that he had in no way failed. He did not receive a new field command, but was instead became
57th Division, a position he held until it was sent overseas. He retired in December 1918.[4]
Personal life and family
Stuart Peter Rolt married Evelyn Roylance Court, daughter of William Roylance Court and Mary Carlaw Walker, in 1912. They had four children, Pamela Rolt, Suzanne Phyllis Rolt, Sybil Mary Rolt and Tony Rolt, later a racing driver.[1]
References
- ^ a b c ROLT, Brig.-Gen. Stuart Peter. (2008). In Who Was Who 1897–2007.
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27456". The London Gazette. 22 July 1902. p. 4674.
- ^ Stuart Peter Rolt, by John Bourne. Centre for First World War Studies.