We remember Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh

We remember Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh

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Timeline

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1889
sibling Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh Source:8635872 10th December 1889
1892
birth Princes Gate, Kensington United Kingdom Source:8676351 5th November 1892
1892
location Princes Gate, Kensington United Kingdom parents address Source:8676351 December 1892 - 1911
1907
education Harrow School London United Kingdom Source:8669657 April 1907 - July 1910
1907
location Harrow School, London United Kingdom school/college address Source:8669657 April 1907 - July 1910
1910
education Magdalene College Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom Source:8671605 1910 - 1913
1910
location Magdalene College, Cambridge United Kingdom school/college address Source:8671605 1910 - 1914
1914
commission Temporary Source:4922046 26th August 1914
1914
service British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Battalion Source:8671640 26th August 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8671640 25th January 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Battalion Source:8671640 28th May 1915
1915
service British Army Temporary Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion Source:8671526 3rd October 1915
1916
service British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion Source:8671557 2nd March 1916
1916
service British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion, attached 2nd Guards Brigade H.Q Source:8671640 27th November 1916
1917
service British Army Captain Italian Expeditionary Force Source:8671541 November 1917 - March 1918
1918
awards French Croix de Guerre Other War Service Award Source:4922046 August 1918
1918
service British Army Major Irish Guards 1st Battalion, attached to the British Q.M.A. Staff in Italy Source:8671832 9th October 1918
1919
awards Italian Croce di Guerra Other War Service Award Source:4922046 May 1919
1919
awards Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration Source:8671618 3rd June 1919
1921
marriage Hilda Violet Helena de Bunsen Source:8669640 27th October 1921
1923
children John Maurice Armstrong Yerburgh Source:8635872 23rd May 1923
1925
children Oscar Guy De Bunsen Yerburgh Source:8635872 17th June 1925
1926
death Not War Related Bramshott Court, Liphook, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8669641 13th March 1926

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Richard Guy Cecil
Initials RGC
Last Name Yerburgh
Source 4922046
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Harrow School, London United Kingdom school/college address April 1907 - July 1910
Magdalene College, Cambridge United Kingdom school/college address 1910 - 1914
Princes Gate, Kensington United Kingdom parents address December 1892 - 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion Captain
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion 2nd Lieutenant
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion Temporary Captain
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion, attached 2nd Guards Brigade H.Q Captain
British Army Italian Expeditionary Force Captain
British Army Irish Guards 1st Battalion, attached to the British Q.M.A. Staff in Italy Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
French Croix de Guerre Other War Service Award
Italian Croce di Guerra Other War Service Award
Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Maurice Armstrong Yerburgh son 23rd May 1923
Oscar Guy De Bunsen Yerburgh son 17th June 1925
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elma Amy Thwaites mother
Robert Armstrong Yerburgh, MP father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh brother 10th December 1889
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hilda Violet Helena de Bunsen wife 27th October 1921

Media

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  • Census Record 1911
    Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh listed as living in his parents' house in Kensington at the age of 18, an undergraduate.

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  • Harrow School
    Pupils at Harrow School

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  • Robert and Elma Yerburgh
    Richard's parents, Robert Yerburgh and Elma Amy Yerburgh nèe Thwaites

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  • Harrow school register
    Mentions R.G.C. Yerburgh

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  • Magdalene College
    Old photo of Magdalene College in Cambridge

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  • Commission
    London Gazette entry

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  • Promoted Captain
    London Gazette entry

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  • Order of the British Empire
    London Gazette Entry

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  • Temporary Captain
    London Gazette entry

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  • Lieutenant
    From Kipling's "History of the Irish Guards"

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  • Belgian king taking the salute
    in the background there are HQ staff of the 2nd Guards Brigade

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  • The French Croix de Guerre
    For unknown reasons, Captain Yerburgh was given the French Croix de Guerre, in April 1918

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  • Italian Front 1917
    British and Italian officers in November 1917

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  • The Italian Croce di Guerra
    Received the Italian Croce di Guerra

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  • O.B.E.
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services rendered in connection with military operations in Italy

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  • Temporary Major
    London gazette entry

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  • Prince's Gate, Kensington
    In number 27, Richard lived with his family

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  • Obituary
    From Volume 13 Issue 3 of the Royal Central Asian Society journal

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  • Quarterly Army List 1916
    From the First Quarter, Volume 2: Listing his commission as 2nd Lieutenant as 2 September 1913 but not counting until 26 August 1914; likewise his promotion to Lieutenant as on 2 May 1914 but not counting until 31 December 1914, and temporary captain on 3 Oct 1915

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  • Banns
    Marriage banns of Richard and Hilda

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  • Badge
    The cap badge of the Irish Guards

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Evidence

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External Evidence

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Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain Beverly42842
The Harrow School Register 1800 - 1911 Mara60295
The Peerage Mara60295
London Gazette - Promoted Captain Mara60295
Memoirs of a Booklegger, by Jack Kahane Mara60295
London Gazette - Promoted full Captain Mara60295
London Gazette - Commission Mara60295
Awarded the Croiz de Guerre Mara60295
Awarded the Italian Croce di Guerra Mara60295
Appointed Commander in the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire Mara60295
Irish Guards History Mara60295
London Gazette - Promoted Temporary Major Mara60295
Wikipedia entry for Elma Amy Yerburgh née Thwaites Mara60295
Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society Mara60295

Multimedia

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Census Record 1911 Mara60295
Harrow School Mara60295
Robert and Elma Yerburgh Mara60295
Harrow school register Mara60295
Magdalene College Mara60295
Commission Mara60295
Promoted Captain Mara60295
Order of the British Empire Mara60295
Temporary Captain Mara60295
Lieutenant Mara60295
Belgian king taking the salute Mara60295
The French Croix de Guerre Mara60295
Italian Front 1917 Mara60295
The Italian Croce di Guerra Mara60295
O.B.E. Mara60295
Temporary Major Mara60295
Prince's Gate, Kensington Mara60295
Obituary Mara60295
Quarterly Army List 1916 Mara60295
Banns Mara60295
Badge Mara60295

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