Thomas John
De Burgh
Male
Ireland
1851-11-01
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
1931-09-03
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Thomas J. de Burgh was the son of Thomas de Burgh (1813-1872) and Jane Campbell-Graham (1828-1871). A war veteran, he 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 Lord Edric Gifford, he was personally responsible for the capture of Ceshwayo, the Zulu king.
Thomas J. de Burgh 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. 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.
1880 - 1914
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Preliminary Round
C.T. Stewart 1 *
Thomas John De Burgh
6-1
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Thomas John De Burgh 1 *
bye
Round 2
Peter Latouche 1 *
Thomas John De Burgh
4-6
6-1
6-1
ret.
Round 1
H. Mitchell 1 *
Thomas John De Burgh
6-1
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Thomas John De Burgh 1 *
Edward de Vere Kennedy
w.o.
Round 2
Francis Metcalfe 1 *
Thomas John De Burgh
6-2
6-0
6-0
Round 1
Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer 1 *
Thomas John De Burgh
6-4
6-0