Lt.-Col. Thomas de Burgh was a war veteran, who formerly served as a lieutenant of the 57th Regiment and 5th Dragoon Guards in the British Army. He commanded 17th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry during the 1900-01 Boer War.
As a young man, he served as a lieutenant in the 57th (Middlesex) Regiment (aka the "Die-Hards"), taking part in the 1879 campaign against the Zulus. A fellow officer of the 57th, Lord Gifford, VC, he was personally responsible for the capture of Ceshwayo, the Zulu king. He was sometime deputy lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff (1884) for County Kildare. On 23rd April 1878 he married Emily Anne de Robeck (1858–1913), eldest daughter of the 4th Baron de Robeck (qv). He later secured a commission in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, under Lord Baden Powell, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the Boer War, he commanded the 17th Battalion. On 23rd December 1900 he was wounded at Houtkraal.
He was the son of Thomas de Burgh (1813–1872) and Jane Campbell-Graham (1828–1871).
His siblings were Anna Louisa Margaret de Burgh (1850–1912) and Col. Ulick George Campbell de Burgh (1855–1922)
Spouse & Children
In 1878 he married Emily Anne Fock de Robeck (1857–1913). The children of Thomas and Emily were:
Hubert Henry De Burgh (1879–1960)
Coralie Helen Deburgh (1880–1958)
Gen. Eric de Burgh (1881–1973)
Maurice Alick Deburgh (1884–1958)
Joe Deburgh (b. 1884)
Charles de Burgh (1886–1973)
Thomas de Burgh (1888–1914)
Una Emily de Burgh (1890–1890)
The surname de Burgh was variously spelled "De Burgh," DeBurgh," "Deburgh" and "Burgh."
As a young man, he served as a lieutenant in the 57th (Middlesex) Regiment (aka the "Die-Hards"), taking part in the 1879 campaign against the Zulus. A fellow officer of the 57th, Lord Gifford, VC, he was personally responsible for the capture of Ceshwayo, the Zulu king. He was sometime deputy lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff (1884) for County Kildare. On 23rd April 1878 he married Emily Anne de Robeck (1858–1913), eldest daughter of the 4th Baron de Robeck (qv). He later secured a commission in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, under Lord Baden Powell, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the Boer War, he commanded the 17th Battalion. On 23rd December 1900 he was wounded at Houtkraal.
He was the son of Thomas de Burgh (1813–1872) and Jane Campbell-Graham (1828–1871).
His siblings were Anna Louisa Margaret de Burgh (1850–1912) and Col. Ulick George Campbell de Burgh (1855–1922)
Spouse & Children
In 1878 he married Emily Anne Fock de Robeck (1857–1913). The children of Thomas and Emily were:
Hubert Henry De Burgh (1879–1960)
Coralie Helen Deburgh (1880–1958)
Gen. Eric de Burgh (1881–1973)
Maurice Alick Deburgh (1884–1958)
Joe Deburgh (b. 1884)
Charles de Burgh (1886–1973)
Thomas de Burgh (1888–1914)
Una Emily de Burgh (1890–1890)
The surname de Burgh was variously spelled "De Burgh," DeBurgh," "Deburgh" and "Burgh."
Lt.-Col. Thomas de Burgh was a war veteran, who formerly served as a lieutenant of the 57th Regiment and 5th Dragoon Guards in the British Army. He commanded 17th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry during the 1900-01 Boer War.
As a young man, he served as a lieutenant in the 57th (Middlesex) Regiment (aka the "Die-Hards"), taking part in the 1879 campaign against the Zulus. A fellow officer of the 57th, Lord Gifford, VC, he was personally responsible for the capture of Ceshwayo, the Zulu king. He was sometime deputy lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff (1884) for County Kildare. On 23rd April 1878 he married Emily Anne de Robeck (1858–1913), eldest daughter of the 4th Baron de Robeck (qv). He later secured a commission in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, under Lord Baden Powell, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the Boer War, he commanded the 17th Battalion. On 23rd December 1900 he was wounded at Houtkraal.
He was the son of Thomas de Burgh (1813–1872) and Jane Campbell-Graham (1828–1871).
His siblings were Anna Louisa Margaret de Burgh (1850–1912) and Col. Ulick George Campbell de Burgh (1855–1922)
Spouse & Children
In 1878 he married Emily Anne Fock de Robeck (1857–1913). The children of Thomas and Emily were:
Hubert Henry De Burgh (1879–1960)
Coralie Helen Deburgh (1880–1958)
Gen. Eric de Burgh (1881–1973)
Maurice Alick Deburgh (1884–1958)
Joe Deburgh (b. 1884)
Charles de Burgh (1886–1973)
Thomas de Burgh (1888–1914)
Una Emily de Burgh (1890–1890)
The surname de Burgh was variously spelled "De Burgh," DeBurgh," "Deburgh" and "Burgh."
As a young man, he served as a lieutenant in the 57th (Middlesex) Regiment (aka the "Die-Hards"), taking part in the 1879 campaign against the Zulus. A fellow officer of the 57th, Lord Gifford, VC, he was personally responsible for the capture of Ceshwayo, the Zulu king. He was sometime deputy lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff (1884) for County Kildare. On 23rd April 1878 he married Emily Anne de Robeck (1858–1913), eldest daughter of the 4th Baron de Robeck (qv). He later secured a commission in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, under Lord Baden Powell, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the Boer War, he commanded the 17th Battalion. On 23rd December 1900 he was wounded at Houtkraal.
He was the son of Thomas de Burgh (1813–1872) and Jane Campbell-Graham (1828–1871).
His siblings were Anna Louisa Margaret de Burgh (1850–1912) and Col. Ulick George Campbell de Burgh (1855–1922)
Spouse & Children
In 1878 he married Emily Anne Fock de Robeck (1857–1913). The children of Thomas and Emily were:
Hubert Henry De Burgh (1879–1960)
Coralie Helen Deburgh (1880–1958)
Gen. Eric de Burgh (1881–1973)
Maurice Alick Deburgh (1884–1958)
Joe Deburgh (b. 1884)
Charles de Burgh (1886–1973)
Thomas de Burgh (1888–1914)
Una Emily de Burgh (1890–1890)
The surname de Burgh was variously spelled "De Burgh," DeBurgh," "Deburgh" and "Burgh."
Inscription
Emily Anne De Burgh
wife of
Lt. Col. T.J. De Burgh
of Oldtown
Born 3. Oct. 1857
Died 20. May 1913
also
Thomas John De Burgh
her Husband
died 7. Sept. 1931
aged 79 years
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