GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove H J - BLAGROVE, Col Henry John (1854-1925)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove H J

Title

BLAGROVE, Col Henry John (1854-1925)

Date(s)

  • 1899-1904 (Creation)

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1 file

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Biographical history

Born in 1854; educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford; entered 13 Hussars, 1875; served in East Indies, 1875-1878, 1879-1880, 1881-1882 and in Afghanistan, 1880-1881; attached to 19 Hussars and served as orderly officer in 1 Cavalry Brigade during Egyptian Expedition, 1882; engaged in action at Kassassin and Battle of Tel-el-Kebir and took part in march to, and occupation of Cairo; Capt, 1883; Maj, 1890; Lt Col, 1896; commanded 13 Hussars, 1896-1901; served in South Africa, 1899-1901; present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz, and Pieters Hill, 1900, and served during operations in the Transvaal, 1900-1901, and Orange River Colony, 1901; Brevet Col, 1900; Commandant, POW camp, Leigh, 1915-1917; died in 1925.

Archival history

GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove H J 1899-1904 Collection (fonds) 1 file Blagrove , Henry John , 1854-1925 , Colonel
Born in 1854; educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford; entered 13 Hussars, 1875; served in East Indies, 1875-1878, 1879-1880, 1881-1882 and in Afghanistan, 1880-1881; attached to 19 Hussars and served as orderly officer in 1 Cavalry Brigade during Egyptian Expedition, 1882; engaged in action at Kassassin and Battle of Tel-el-Kebir and took part in march to, and occupation of Cairo; Capt, 1883; Maj, 1890; Lt Col, 1896; commanded 13 Hussars, 1896-1901; served in South Africa, 1899-1901; present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz, and Pieters Hill, 1900, and served during operations in the Transvaal, 1900-1901, and Orange River Colony, 1901; Brevet Col, 1900; Commandant, POW camp, Leigh, 1915-1917; died in 1925.

Copies made by the Centre in 1984 from originals loaned by the family.

Copies of papers relating to his service in the Boer War, 1899-1901, notably two letters from E A Wiggin, giving an account of operations around Greylingstad, July 1900, sketches and notes on scenes of action, [1900], including Spion Kop; notes by way of transcript of statements of witnesses, including Kriegler himself, in the trial of S G Kriegler, a Boer spy, [1899-1901], war news bulletins published by the Boers, 1899-1900, two letters to Col Blagrove from Lt C E Jenkins, a prisoner in Piet Retief Jail, 1900, and printed minutes of Burgher Peace Committee meeting, 20 Dec 1900.

1 file

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Mainly English, with some items in Afrikaans.

Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

The Centre also holds the papers of Blagrove's son, Capt Peter Blagrove (GB99 KCLMA Blagrove P), and those of his daughter-in-law, Superintendent Edith Gordon Blagrove (Lady Brind) (GB99 KCLMA Blagrove E G). Canterbury Museum holds papers relating to the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Decorations: CB, CBE
Aug 1996 Blagrove , Henry John , 1854-1925 , Colonel Crime Espionage Greylingstad International conflicts Jenkins , Charles E , fl 1899-1900 , Lieutenant Kriegler , S G , fl 1899-1901 , Boer spy Piet Retief Second Boer War, 1899-1902 South Africa Southern Africa Spion Kop War Wiggin , Edgar Askin , 1867-1939 , Brigadier General Wars (events)

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Copies made by the Centre in 1984 from originals loaned by the family.

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Copies of papers relating to his service in the Boer War, 1899-1901, notably two letters from E A Wiggin, giving an account of operations around Greylingstad, July 1900, sketches and notes on scenes of action, [1900], including Spion Kop; notes by way of transcript of statements of witnesses, including Kriegler himself, in the trial of S G Kriegler, a Boer spy, [1899-1901], war news bulletins published by the Boers, 1899-1900, two letters to Col Blagrove from Lt C E Jenkins, a prisoner in Piet Retief Jail, 1900, and printed minutes of Burgher Peace Committee meeting, 20 Dec 1900.

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1 file

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Conditions governing access

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Mainly English, with some items in Afrikaans.

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The Centre also holds the papers of Blagrove's son, Capt Peter Blagrove (GB99 KCLMA Blagrove P), and those of his daughter-in-law, Superintendent Edith Gordon Blagrove (Lady Brind) (GB99 KCLMA Blagrove E G). Canterbury Museum holds papers relating to the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Finding aids

Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

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Decorations: CB, CBE

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Decorations: CB, CBE

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

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  • English

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