| Lowther | Henry Cecil | | Captain | LOWTHER, HENRY CECIL, Captain, was born 27 January 1869, youngest son of Honourable William Lowther. He entered the Scots Guards 20 December 1888; became Lieutenant 13 April 1892; was Adjutant, Scots Guards, 17 February 1896 to 19 July 1901, and Captain 24 June 1899. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, as Adjutant, 1st Battalion Scots Guards (December 1900 to July 1901), and afterwards on the Staff. He was present in the advance on Kimberley, including actions at Belmont. Enslin, Modder River and Magersfontein; operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including action of Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in the Transvaal, December 1900 to March 1902; operations in Orange River Colony, March to May 1902; operations in Cape Colony in December 1900. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901 and 29 July 1902]; was placed on the list of officers considered qualified for Staff employment in consequence of service on the Staff in the Field; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Henry Cecil Lowther, Captain, Scots Guards. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was invested by the King 24 October 1902. Captain Lowther was Brigade Major, 1st Brigade, 1st Army Corps, 3 December 1902 to 8 October 1903; Staff Captain (Intelligence), HQ of Army, 9 October 1903 to 29 September 1905; was promoted to Major 12 March 1904; was Military Attache, Paris, Madrid and Lisbon 30 September 1905 to 30 September 1909; was created a CMG in 1911; was Military Secretary to HRH the Governor-General, Canada, 6 October 1911 to 8 October 1913; was created a CVO in 1913; became Lieutenant Colonel 9 October 1913. He served in the European War from 1914, in command of the 1st Scots Guards, and then of the 1st Guards Brigade, BEF, 13 September 1914 to 22 August 1915; as Military Secretary, BEF, 6 September to 18 December 1915; as Brigadier General, General Staff, Home Forces, 19 December 1915 to 15 March, 1919. He became Colonel 9 October 1917, and was Temporary Major General from 4 October 1917, to 15 March 1919. He was three times mentioned in Despatches; wounded at Troyon; created a CB in 1915, and a KCMG in 1918; was given the Brevet of Colonel 18 February 1915. Sir Henry Lowther received the Swedish Order of the Sword; Commander of the Legion of Honour, and the Spanish Order of Military Merit. He was M'P (Unionist), Northern Division of Westmorland, 1915-18. He wrote 'From Pillar to Post'.
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