Lives of the First World War

PEMBERTON, FRANCIS PERCY CAMPBELL, Capt., 2nd Life Guards, only s. of the Rev. Thomas Percy Pemberton (R.L. 26 Feb. 1900, formerly Hudson), of Trumpington Hall, Cambridge, M.A., late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, Canon and " Succentor Canonicorum " of York Minster, by his wife, Patience Frances Sophia, only dau. of Capt. William Huntly Campbell, 20th Regiment [by his wife, Frances Maria Sophia, dau. and h. of Col. Francis Charles James Pemberton, of Trumpington Hall, and of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire] ; b. Gilling East, co. York, 4 April, 1885: educ. Ludgrove, and Trinity College, Cambridge ; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Life Guards 12 Feb. 1907; promoted Lieut. 21 Feb. 1909, and Capt. 4 Aug. 1914 ; took his course at the Cavalry School at Netheravon 1911-12, and in May of the latter year was seconded as Cavalry Instructor to the Oxford and Cambridge O.T.C., but on the outbreak of the European War was recalled to his regiment; went to France with the Household Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division, Expeditionary Force, on 6 Oct. 1914, and was killed in action near Moorslede (between Roulers and Staden) 19 Oct. following. The force against them being tremendous, the order to retire was given. They tried to bring Capt. Pemberton with them, but were unable to do so, and his body was never recovered. A Corporal of Horse in his regiment wrote : "It is unnecessary to say how much we boys regretted his death, for always he had proved himself one of the best, an excellent soldier and a grand leader, always thinking of others before himself and was always in the van." He was a fine all-round sportsman, a splendid cricketer, a keen huntsman, and a very good shot, and had a great natural and charming gift for music. He was a playing member of the M.C.C., also of the Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club, a vice-president and member of the Trumpington Cricket Ciub. He m. at Hovingham Parish Church 30 April, 1912, Winifred Mary (Hovingham Hall, Malton), eldest dau. of Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley, of Hovingham Hall, 3rd Bart.; s.p.

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