| Lamb | Archibald | | | Sir Archibald Lamb, 3rd Baronet, the family Baronetcy having been created in 1795 was born in 1845, son of Charles James Savile Montolieu Lamb (who died in 1856 before his father the 2nd Baronet), his mother being the eldest daughter of Arthur Gray of Bersted, Sussex. Archibald Lamb was married in 1875, to Louisa Mary Caroline, youngest daughter of the late Sir Henry E Durrant, Bart. Archibald Lamb succeeded to the Baronetcy, on the death of his grandfather in 1860, in addition to inheriting 2700 acres of land. He was educated at Eton, and then Trinity College, Cambridge, and he joined the Army, rising to the rank of Major in the 2nd Life Guards, he was present in the operations in and around the Gold Coast, in the period immediately post the Ashanti Operations from 27th November 1896 to 14th June 1898, where he was employed on the Administrative Staff. He received the rare East & West Africa Medal with 1896-98 clasp, believed to be a unique award to a serving member of the Life Guards. He was employed with the Imperial Yeomanry at the time of the Boer War, and served as Major and 2nd in Command of the 14th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, which comprised the 55th (Northumberland), 53rd (East Kent), 62nd (Middlesex), & 69th (Sussex) Companies. He took part with his unit in the operations in the Transvaal. Lamb seems to have retired from the Army shortly afterwards, and he did not see operational service in the Great War, however he was later made a Knight of the Order of Saint John, and in addition was a D.L. Sussex. E&W Africa (1) 1896-98 (Major Sir A. Lamb Bt. Admrs: Staff.) officially re-engraved, QSA (2) CC OFS Major. Sir. A. LAMB. Bt. 14/Imp. Yeo. eBay Sep 07. | 14th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry |
