Major

Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham

OBE DL JP
Born(1867-10-16)16 October 1867
London, England
Died10 June 1926(1926-06-10) (aged 58)
Wales
EducationBedford Modern School

Major Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham OBE DL JP (16 October 1867 – 10 June 1926), was Deputy Inspector-General of Military Police in Burma and Double Company Commander of the 72nd Punjabis.[1][2] He retired in 1907 but during World War I served as Assistant Director of Recruiting in Wrexham and later Assistant Director of National Service for North Wales; for his wartime service he was made OBE.[2] A prominent figure in Merionethshire, Anwyl-Passingham served as a Justice of the peace, Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1925, as High sheriff of that county.[3][4][5][6][7]

Life

Robert Townshend Passingham was born in London on 16 October 1867, the son of Major Robert Townshend Anwyl-Passingham, DL JP, of Bryn-e-groes, Merioneth.[8] His younger brother was the soldier Augustus Mervyn Owen Anwyl Anwyl-Passingham (1880–1955), and two of his sisters married Italian noblemen.[9]

He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst,[10] and changed his surname to Anwyl-Passingham by deed poll on 8 October 1888.[11]

Anwyl-Passingham was commissioned as a lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers on 30 January 1886 and served with the Burmese Expedition between 1886 and 1889 (medal with clasps).[12] He joined the Madras Staff Corps of the Indian Army on 4 March 1888 and was appointed wing officer; he served again in Burma between 1889 and 1892 with the 12th Mounted Infantry (Burma Battalion).[4][13] In January 1892 he was made station commander (3rd Class) at Hakha and attained the rank of captain in January 1897.[4][14]

In 1898, Anwyl-Passingham became commandant of the Mogaung Battalion, Burma Military Police, and in 1900 officiated as Deputy Inspector-General of Military Police in Burma.[15][16] He spent the remainder of his career with the 72nd Punjabis as a major and Double Company Commander.[1][17] He retired in 1907.[18]

During World War I, Anwyl-Passingham was assistant director of recruiting in Wrexham and later assistant director of national service for North Wales; for his wartime service he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1918 Birthday Honours.[2][19] A prominent figure in Merionethshire, he served as Justice of the peace, Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1925, as High sheriff of that county.[3][4][7]

On 7 January 1906, Anwyl-Passignham married Charlotte Angie Bigoe.[20] He died in North Wales on 10 June 1926.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 Mee, Arthur (1 January 1921). "Who's who in Wales". Western Mail Limited – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Supplement to The London Gazette, 7 June 1918, Issue 30730, p. 6708
  3. 1 2 The London Gazette, 16 November 1923, Issue 32880, p. 7852
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Lot 587, 9 December 1999 – Dix Noonan Webb".
  5. ↑ Blome, Richard (1 January 1673). "An Alphabetical Account of the Nobility and Gentry, which are (or Lately Were) Related Unto the Several Counties of England and Wales: As to Their Names, Titles, and Seats by which They are (or Have Been) Generally Known and Distinguished; According as They Were Received from the Hands of Divers Persons Experienced Therein in Each County by Their Publick Offices, Or Otherwise; the Like Never Before Published". privately printed – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Rhagorol online catalogue".
  7. 1 2 "Page 1874 | Issue 33030, 17 March 1925 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
  8. ↑ Kelly’s Handbook of Distinguished People. Published by Kelly’s Directories, 1923
  9. ↑ The Visitation of England and Wales, vol. 18 (1914), pp. 63-64.
  10. ↑ Register of the Old Boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled by H.E. Vipan. Published Bedford by W. Robinson, 1900. Chapter IV, School Honours, p. vii
  11. ↑ The Times, London, 19 October 1888, p.1
  12. ↑ Kelly's Handbook Of Distinguished People. Published by Kelly's Directories, 1923
  13. ↑ The Colonies and India, London, England, 29 January 1890, p.26
  14. ↑ The Times, London, 9 March 1897, p.8
  15. ↑ The India List. Published by Harrison and Sons, London, 1898
  16. ↑ Dept, Burma Police (1 January 1901). "Report on the Police Administration" – via Google Books.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette, 24 May 1904, Issue 27679, p. 3354
  18. ↑ India, Army Headquarters (6 February 2012). Indian Army List January 1919 – Volume 3. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781781502594 – via Google Books.
  19. ↑ "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1918. p. 6708.(GBE, KBE, DBE, CBE, OBE, MBE (6717–6749)
  20. ↑ Mee, Arthur (1 January 1921). "Who's who in Wales". Western Mail Limited – via Google Books.
  21. ↑ The Times, London, 11 June 1926, p.1
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