| Laurie | Claude Villiers Emilius | | Major | LAURIE, CLAUDE VILLIERS EMILIUS, Major, was born 25 November 1855, eldest son of Sir Emilius Laurie, 3rd Baronet and Maranne Sophia (who dies in 1909), daughter of Edward R Rice, MP, of Dane Court, Kent. He was educated at Eton, and Trinity College, Cambridge, and served in South Africa, 1900-2, as Commandant at Modder River, and afterwards at Jacobsdal; operations in the Transvaal, west, of Pretoria, September to October and November 1900; operations in Orange River Colony, October to November 1900; operations in Cape Colony, Orange River, March to September and November 1900; operations in the Transvaal 30 November to January 1901; operations in Orange River Colony, February to May 1902; operations in Cape Colony. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with three clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Claude Villiers Emilius Laurie, Major, 3rd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa." He was created a CB in 1901. He was Lieutenant Colonel, 2/5th King's Own Scottish Borderers 1914-16. Sir CVE Laurie was a Barrister.
CB (c), DSO, QSA (3) CC OFS Trans, KSA (2) (Maj DSO, KOSB). KOSB Regimental Museum, Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
