Walter Shuldham
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| Full name | Walter Frank Quantock Shuldham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1892 Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 February 1971 (aged 78) Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1914–1924 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 July 1914 Somerset v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 27 November 1926 Rajputana and Central India v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 26 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walter Frank Quantock Shuldham (17 June 1892 – 7 February 1971) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1914 and 1924.[1] He later played in two first-class matches in India. He was born and died at Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset.
Cricket career
Shuldham was the only son of the lord of the manor at Norton Manor, Norton-sub-Hamdon.
Military career
Shuldham was commissioned into the West Somerset Yeomanry as a Second Lieutenant on 29 August 1914 and was promoted a temporary Lieutenant on 10 December 1915. He was seconded (on probation) to the Indian Army as a Lieutenant on 15 March 1917 and was posted to the 104th Wellesley's Rifles. He would have served with them in Mesopotamia. Between 22 July 1917 and 5 November 1917, and again from 30 November 1917 to 7 December 1918 he held the rank of acting Captain, often commanding a company.[4] He was admitted to the Indian Army on 3 April 1918. He was promoted Captain 19 May 1919 and served in South Persia in 1919-20.[5] He was appointed to the Indian Political Department on 25 May 1920 [6] and remained with them for the rest of his time in the Indian Army. He was promoted to Major on 19 May 1933[7] and retired from the army on 17 March 1935.[8] In retirement, he was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset for 1954.[9] He died at his home at East Stoke House in Stoke-sub-Hamdon where the Shuldham family still (as of 2011) runs an organic fruit-growing business.
Personal life
Shuldham married Doris Elizabeth Vaughan in 1920 and had four sons (one of whom was killed in the
References
- ^ "Walter Shuldham". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Edward Walford. "The County Families of the United Kingdom". www.ebooksread.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Scorecard: Worcestershire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 28 June 1924. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ March 1922 Quarterly Army List
- ^ Marlborough College Register 1843-1933
- ^ Indian Army List April 1923
- ^ "No. 33952". The London Gazette. 23 June 1933. p. 4205.
- ^ "No. 34144". The London Gazette. 22 March 1935. p. 1985.
- ^ "No. 40115". The London Gazette. 2 March 1954. p. 1315.
- ^ D. C. O'Driscoll. "Descendants of Henry VIII". www.pbworks.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.