| Joly de Lotbiniere | Henry Gustave | | Captain | JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, HENRY GUSTAVE, Brevet Major, was born 10 March, 1868, son of Sir Henry de Lotbiniere, grandson of Gaspard Joly, Seignior of Lotbiniere, and of Louisa Josepha Gowan, and great-grandson of the last Marquis de Lotbiniere. He was educated at Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, and at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada; was gazetted, as Second Lieutenant, to the Royal Engineers 28 June 1888. He served for five months on Fortification Work at Gibraltar, 1890; became Lieutenant 28 June 1891; proceeded to India early in 1891, and was employed on the Rawalpindi Water Supply, 1891-92; then on the Frontier at Gligit for two years, opening up the country. After a year's furlough (1905) he returned to India. He was employed in Somaliland, as Resident Engineer, for nearly a year. In 1906 he transferred from Military Works to Public Works, and was employed at Nagpur, Central Provinces, as Executive Engineer, most of the time on Famine Relief Work. He served on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98, and took part in the operations on the Samana and in the Kurram Valley (Medal with two clasps); served at Tirah, 1897-98, in the action of Dargai; at the capture of the Sampagha Pass (clasp). He was employed at the War Office in 1899; became Captain 28 June 1899; served in the South African War, 1899-1902, as Staff Officer to Sir Percy Girouard, 1900-1, on railways. He was transferred to Sir John Maxwell's Staff, to form a Native Refugee Department. During this campaign he took part in the advance on Kimberley. He was present during the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900; in the Transvaal in June 1900; in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, and in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1900. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901, and 29 July 1902]; received the Brevet of Major 29 November 1900; the Queen's Medal with three clasps, and the King's Medal with two clasps. He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Henry Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere, Captain and Brevet Major, Royal Engineers. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He returned to England in 1903 and served in the Somaliland Campaign, 1903-4, in charge of a water-boring section (Medal with clasp). From 1906 to 1912 he served in Egypt in the Egyptian Survey Department (Osmanieh, 3rd Class). He served in England for three years, and was sent to France in July 1915, where he served until October 1918. For his services in the European War he was several times mentioned in Despatches; given the Brevet of Colonel 3 June 1916, and received the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He became Lieutenant Colonel 7 October 1915 and Temporary Brigadier General 15 January 1917; returned to England in October 1918, and was employed as CRE, Cambridge District. He married, 31 March 1902, at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, Mildred Louisa, daughter of Charles Seymour Grenfell and Elizabeth Grenfell (nee Graham), and they had two sons: Edmond, born 17 March, 1903, and Seymour, born 21 October 1905.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Engineers |
