Hugh Trefusis Brassey | |
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| Born | 5 October 1915 |
| Died | 10 April 1990 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | |
| Other work | Justice of the Peace Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire |
Colonel Sir Hugh Trefusis Brassey KCVO OBE MC JP DL (5 October 1915 – 10 April 1990) was a British soldier and magistrate.
Born on 5 October 1915, [1] Brassey was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edgar Hugh Brassey, grandson of Henry Arthur Brassey, and his wife Margaret Harriet Trefusis, daughter of Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis. [2] Brassey was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [3]
He joined in the Royal Scots Greys as second lieutenant in 1935 [4] During the Second World War, he was involved in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign in 1941 and the Battle of El Alamein in the following year. [1] He took part in the Salerno Landings of 1943 and also in the Normandy Landings of 1944. [1] In 1944, Brassey was decorated with the Military Cross [5] and the French Croix de Guerre. [3] After the war, he was transferred as lieutenant-colonel to the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in 1955. [1]
In the New Year Honours 1959 Brassey was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. [6] He was appointed aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II in 1964, a post he held for five years. [7] In 1974, Brassey was appointed colonel of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. [8]
He entered the Yeomen of the Guard [9] as exon in 1964 [10] and became its ensign in 1970. [11] Brassey was promoted to adjutant and clerk of the cheque the year thereafter [12] and finally to lieutenant in 1979. [13] Following his retirement in 1985, he was made as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. [2]
He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1959 [14] and represented the county also as Justice of the Peace. [3] Having been already Deputy Lieutenant from 1956 [15] and Vice Lord Lieutenant from 1968, [16] Brassey was nominated Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1981, an office he held until 1989. [17] He was invested a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John in 1982. [18]
On 18 July 1939, he married Joyce Patricia Kingscote (1917–2006), daughter of Captain Maurice John Kingscote, and had by her three daughters and two sons. He died on 10 April 1990. [1]
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