Walter Robert Butler Doran
Walter Robert Butler Doran | |
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| Born | 15 December 1861 Lahore, Bengal, India |
| Died | 6 February 1945 (aged 83) Down House, Redlynch, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | Mentioned in Dispatches |
First World War
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Military career
William Doran was recorded as being at the
lieutenant-colonel on 14 March 1900.[3]
South Africa
Colonel Doran took part in the
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1910 Birthday Honours.[5]
From 8 April 1912 to 4 August 1914 he commanded the 2nd Battalion the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians).
First World War
Doran took command of
6th Infantry Division and the BEF. His brother Beauchamp Doran
was also a Brigadier General, commanding the 8th Infantry Brigade at the same time.
He was awarded the Military Order of Savoy on 12 September 1919 by the then Kingdom of Italy.[6]
Later life
Doran retired as a Honorary Brigadier on 4 March 1919.[7] The Dorans owned Down House, Redlynch, near Salisbury.[4] The house still stands, although it is now reduced in size. Brigadier Doran died at Down House on 6 February 1945.[8][4] An obituary appeared in The Times on 9 February.[4]
Family
Doran married Elsie Teichmann in 1911. The couple had one son:
John Desmond Beauchamp Doran[9] (known as Desmond), who went on to join the Secret Intelligence Service[10] and later the Intelligence Corps in World War II. Desmond Doran died in 1946 in Palestine during a Zionist terrorist attack on his house in Tel Aviv/Jaffa.[11][12] Elsie Doran died at Down House in 1966.[13]
References
- ^ The National Archives, 1881 Census for England and Wales
- ^ "Anglo Boer War". www.angloboerwar.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 27173". The London Gazette. 13 March 1900. p. 1710.
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries: Brigadier-General Walter Robert Butler Doran, C.B." Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 51 (182): 121. 1947 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Goddard, Edward Hungerford (1947). "The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine". 51: 121.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). 12 September 1919: 10744. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ The Half Yearly Army List. London: HMSO. January 1941. p. 1317.
- ^ England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index 1916-2007
- ^ "The VC and DSO Index". The Military Archive. II: 265–266.
- ISBN 9780747591832.
- ^ "Jewish Agency Receives Warning That Its London Offices Will Be Blown Up". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ UK Commonwealth War Graves 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
- ^ England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index 1916-2007