Obituary

Obituary

known 1919

The Malvern News of 15th February 1919 carried his obituary: “Douglas Acworth was a born soldier. He was a man of magnificent physique over six feet in height (his younger brother was six feet two inches) muscular, active and handsome. He was a splendid horseman, and an extraordinarily fine shot with rifle, gun and revolver. A few months before he came home in 1914 he had won a silver cup as “the best man at arms in the Bannu Brigade.” Probably there was not a finer officer of his rank in the army – cool steady and patient, decisive and as brave as a lion. And no officer was ever more thoughtful or careful of his men. His regiment was devoted to him, and there is hardly an officer or man who will not drop a tear at the news of his death. He was not a “bookish” man, but a most earnest student of his profession and of historical and military literature. His father, though no doubt his superior in more literary capacity, yet says that his son’s military essays, reports and despatches are, for lucidity, such as he himself could never have written. He was one of the most modest, quiet and even-tempered of men. Major Acworth was, like his younger brother, a man of profound religious convictions, a simple-hearted and earnest member of the Church of England, and a regular communicant”. Major Acworth married in 1915 Miss Edith Knowles and left a son.

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    Born 1885

    Died 1919

    Indian Army Major 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)