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| − | |Surname and forenames=Evans | + | |Surname and forenames=Evans Humphrey ap, later known as Humphrey Drummond of Megginch. |
|Army number=Not yet known. | |Army number=Not yet known. | ||
|Rank=Second Lieutenant. | |Rank=Second Lieutenant. | ||
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|Date of birth=18/9/1922 at Old Buckenham, Norfolk. | |Date of birth=18/9/1922 at Old Buckenham, Norfolk. | ||
|Age=86 at the time of his death. | |Age=86 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit=Cadet at 121 OCTU. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a Second Lieutenant. Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment - joined 2/5/1942. | + | |Unit=Cadet at 121 OCTU. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a Second Lieutenant. Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment - joined 2/5/1942. Attached to 45 Royal Marine Commando during the Rhine Crossing in 1945. Gold Staff Officer at the 1953 Coronation. |
|Company/Battery=451 Mountain Battery. 454 Mountain Battery. | |Company/Battery=451 Mountain Battery. 454 Mountain Battery. | ||
| − | |Task or role=Troop Commander. | + | |Task or role=Troop Commander. Forward Observation Officer. |
|Joined Brigade=2/5/1942. | |Joined Brigade=2/5/1942. | ||
|Promotions=Captain. | |Promotions=Captain. | ||
| − | |Wounded=Yes - injured when a Carrier . | + | |Wounded=Yes - injured when a Carrier hit a booby-trapped bomb on 1/5/1945. |
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=Died 2/4/2009 | + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 2/4/2009. |
| − | |Home address=Father was an Army Officer. Attended Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lived at Old Buckenham. Married Cherry Drummond - later confirmed as Lady Strange - and subsequently moved to the family seat - Megginch Castle, Perthshire upon which he took her name. | + | |Home address=Father was an Army Officer. Attended Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lived at Old Buckenham. Married Cherry Drummond - later confirmed in 1986 as Lady Strange (who died in 2005) - and subsequently moved to the family seat - Megginch Castle [https://handedon.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/megginch-castle-perthshire/], Perthshire upon which he took her name. Post-war he worked for Indian Political Service and then the National Trust as Welsh representative. Published author. Had a total of six children - three sons and three daughters. |
| + | |Image Name=Humphrey_Drummond_1403316f.jpg | ||
| + | |Image Title=Captain Drummond - 1st Mountain Regiment - formerly ap Evans. | ||
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To read the Obituary in the Daily Telegraph please click [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5324930/Captain-Humphrey-Drummond-of-Megginch.html here] | To read the Obituary in the Daily Telegraph please click [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5324930/Captain-Humphrey-Drummond-of-Megginch.html here] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 28 November 2019
Personnel Entry
Name Evans Humphrey ap, later known as Humphrey Drummond of Megginch.
Army number Not yet known.
Rank Second Lieutenant.
Decorations Military Cross - awarded on an immediate basis after breaking-up enemy counter attacks at Wesel on 24/3/1945
Date of birth 18/9/1922 at Old Buckenham, Norfolk.
Age 86 at the time of his death.
Unit Cadet at 121 OCTU. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a Second Lieutenant. Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment - joined 2/5/1942. Attached to 45 Royal Marine Commando during the Rhine Crossing in 1945. Gold Staff Officer at the 1953 Coronation.
Company/Battery 451 Mountain Battery. 454 Mountain Battery.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Troop Commander. Forward Observation Officer.
Joined Brigade 2/5/1942.
Promotions Captain.
Wounded Yes - injured when a Carrier hit a booby-trapped bomb on 1/5/1945.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 2/4/2009.
Home address Father was an Army Officer. Attended Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lived at Old Buckenham. Married Cherry Drummond - later confirmed in 1986 as Lady Strange (who died in 2005) - and subsequently moved to the family seat - Megginch Castle [1], Perthshire upon which he took her name. Post-war he worked for Indian Political Service and then the National Trust as Welsh representative. Published author. Had a total of six children - three sons and three daughters.
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To read the Obituary in the Daily Telegraph please click here
