East | Lionel William Pellew | | Lieutenant | EAST, LIONEL WILLIAM PELLEW, Lieutenant, was born 27 July 1866, son of Rear Admiral J W East, RN, and of Ruth East (nee Cunningham). He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; entered the Royal Artillery 16 September 1885; became Captain 18 December 1895; served in the Hazara Expedition, 1891, and in the Second Miranzai Expedition, 1891; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 15 September 1891], and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 12 February 1895]: "Lionel William Pellew East, Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. In recognition of services during the operations carried out in the Northern Chin Hills in 1892-3 and 1893-4". The Insignia were presented on 2 March 1895. He served on the North-West Frontier of Assam, 1894, and in the Abor Expedition, and was severely wounded. He became Major 18 May 1904. He was DAAG, India, 12 September 1904 to 11 September 1908, and GSO2, Welsh Division, Western Command, 29 September 1909 to 28 September 1913, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 15 April 1914. Lieutenant Colonel East served in the European War, and was four times mentioned in Despatches; was given temporary rank as Brigadier General, 1916, and given the Brevet of Colonel, 1917, and created a CMG 1916. He was killed in action in France in September 1918. He was a member of the Russian Order of St Stanislas. He married, in 1897, Margaret, daughter of Colonel A Stephen, IMS (retired), and they had one son, James Arthur Gumming, born on 21 October 1915, and three daughters, Ruth, Margaret and Elizabeth.
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