Age: 88years old.

Name: Brigadier General, William Desmond Villiers-Stuart, C.B.E., D.S.O.

Son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray.
Brother of:
Kathleen Jane Villiers-Stuart (b. c 1873, d. 28 Dec 1958)
Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart (b. 2 Sep 1874, d. May 1915)
Gertrude Elsie Villiers-Stuart (b. 18 Dec 1875, d. 8 Jun 1965)
Marie Violet Villiers-Stuart (b. 19 May 1877, d. 4 Sep 1967)
Colonel John Patrick Villiers-Stuart (b. 1 Mar 1879, d. 22 Oct 1958)

Home Address: Balmaclellan, (HazelRigg), Balmaclellan Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

Passed away at home: Balmaclellan, (HazelRigg), Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

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Rank: Brigadier General.

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Brigadier General W D Villiers Stuart in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Brigadier General W D Villiers Stuart
Arrival Age: 64
Birth Date: abt 1872
Port of Departure: South Africa
Arrival Date: 13 Apr 1936
Port of Arrival: Plymouth, England
Ports of Voyage: Lourenco Marques; Durban; Port Elizabeth and Cape Town
Ship Name: City of Paris
Shipping Line: Ellerman & Bucknall S/S Co
Official Number: 146256
Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.

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Name: William Desmond Villiers-Stuart
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1872
Military Year: 1915
Regiment: Indian Army
Rank: Major

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BIO
Brig.-Gen. William Desmond Villiers-Stuart was born on 11 April 1872.
Son of Captain Henry John Richard Villiers-Stuart and Jane Rigby Murray.
25.6.1926: Married Erica Cecil Shepley, daughter of Robert Shepley Shepley.
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25 January 1961: William passed away at age 88, [without issue].

Military Service
1897: Fought in the Tirah Campaign, where he was dangerously wounded.
1897 - 1898: Fought in the North-West Frontier.
1901-1902: Fought in the Waziristan Campaign.
He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.
William was commissioned with the rank of Colonel, in the service of the 1st Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkhas.
1914-1915: He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade.
1916-1917: He was commander of the Nepalese Allied Contingent.
1917: He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).
1917-1918: He was Commandant of the Mountain Warfare School, India.
1917-1918: He was commander of the 3rd Battalion, QVO Corps of Guides Infantry.
1918: Gained the rank of Brigadier-General.
1920: Fought in the Waziristan Campaign.
1921: Was Commandant of the Mountain Warfare School, India.
Between 1922-1923: Fought in the Waziristan Campaign, where he was mentioned in despatches.

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1925: William Desmond Villiers-Stuart was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).
(Citations: [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 608. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]).
*For further information & interesting reading please see: http://www.thepeerage.com/p7277.htm#i72769).