EUSTACE, HENRY MONTAGUE, Captain, was
born at Sampford Grange, Great Sampford, Essex, 28 November 1863, son
of Reverend P H Eustace, Rector of Great Sampford, and Emily Henrietta,
daughter of Sir Thomas P Bridges. He was educated at Harrow; received his
first commission in the Middlesex Regiment 29 August 1885, serving in the 1st
and 2nd Battalions of this regiment for twenty-two years. He was promoted
Captain. He served in the South African War, 1899-1903; was present at the
Relief of Ladysmith, including operations of 17 to 24 January 1900, and action
at Spion Kop; during operations of 5 to 7 February 1900, and action at Vaal
Kranz; taking part in the operations on Tugela Heights (14 to 27 February
1900) and action at Pieter's Hill; during operations in Natal, March to June,
1900; in the operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29
November 1900; during operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899;
taking part in the operations in the Transvaal, 30 November 1900 to May 1901,
and November 1901 to 31 May 1902; during operations in Orange River Colony,
May to November 1901. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10
Sept, 1901], received the Queen's Medal and six clasps, King's Medal and two
clasps, and for continuous and brilliant work, especially at Spion Kop, he was
created a Member of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27
September 1901]: "Henry Montague Eustace, Captain, Middlesex Regiment.
In recognition of services during operations in South Africa". The Insignia
were presented by the King 28 March, 1903. He was promoted Major 16 August
1902. Major Eustace retired from the Middlesex Regiment in 1905. He was
called out on the outbreak of the European War, August 1914, rejoining the
Army as Major, 11th Service Battalion Middlesex Regiment, November 1914; took
command of the 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment April 1915.
Lieutenant Colonel Eustace took part in the landing at Suvla; was very
dangerously wounded at the Dardanelles 28 September 1915, and was mentioned in
Despatches by Sir Ian Hamilton. He was a Justice of the Peace, County
Wexford. He married, in 1903, Monica Alice Eustace, daughter of Colonel J T
Eustace, of Wynberg, South Africa, and they had two sons and one daughter.
