DE ROUGEMONT, CECIL HENRY, Major, was
born 17 December 1865, son of Frederick de Rougemont and of Mary Rugge de
Rougemont (nee Rugge-Price). He was educated at Harrow, and the Royal
Military Academy, Woolwich, and entered the Royal Artillery 29 April, 1885;
was promoted Captain 1 April, 1895; took part in the Expeditionary Force sent
out, to Dongola, when he was given command of a gunboat (Despatches [London
Gazette, 13 November 1896]; 4th Class Medjidie; British Medal; Khedive's Medal
with two clasps); took part in the operations on the Nile, 1897 (clasp);
received the Brevet of Major 16 November 1898, and became Major 30 June, 1900;
was present at Atbara (Despatches [London Gazette, 24 May and 28 September
1898]; clasp); and was wounded at Khartoum (Brevet of Major; British Medal,
and clasp to Khedive's Medal). He served in the South African War.
1899-1901; in command of 12th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry 7 May to 30 November
1901; taking part in the advance on Kimberley and the Relief of Kimberley;
during operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including
operations at Paardeberg, actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Houtnek (Thoba
Mountain), Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; during the operations in
the Transvaal, May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg,
Pretoria and Diamond Hill; during operations in the Transvaal, west of
Pretoria; during operations in the Orange River Colony, including actions at
Bethlehem and Wittebergen; taking part, during the operations in the Transvaal
and Orange River Colony, November 1900 to December 1901. He was
mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette 10 September 1901]; received the
Queen's Medal with seven clasps, and was created a Companion of the
Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Cecil Henry
de Rougemont, Major, Royal Horse Artillery. In recognition of services during
the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 24
October 1902; the Warrant sent 4 November 1902. He was Brigade Major,
Woolwich District, 12 February to 31 March 1903; Brigade Major, IVth Army
Corps, 1 April to 30 September 1903; DAAG, Woolwich District, 1 October 1903,
to 31 May 1905; DAA and QMG, Seeoml-in-Command, 1 June 1905 to 30 September
1907; General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, East Anglian Division, Eastern
Command, 30 September 1911 to 7 March, 1913. Colonel 18 May 1916, and retired
as Brigadier General, 1920. He served in the European War, 1914-19, as
General Staff Officer, 1st Grade, 19th Division, British Expeditionary Force,
7 January to 23 July 1915; became Temporary Brigadier General, Royal
Artillery, 8th and 9th Army Corps, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 2 August
1915 to 17 May 1916; was Brigadier General, 63rd (RN) Division, England:
British Armies in France, 20 June 1916 to 8 January 1919: was Brigadier
General, Royal Artillery, BEF, in France, 9 January to 24 June, 1919. He was
mentioned in Despatches and created a CB in 1916; CMG, 1918, and received the
Legion d'Honneur. He was a member of the Victorian Older. Colonel de
Rougemont married, in 1914, Muriel Evelyn, only daughter of Evelyn Heseltine,
of The Goldings, Great Warley, Essex. They had one son.
