General Henry Charles
Pilleau
Male
England
1866-02-17
Hamilton, Bermuda
1914-09-21
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France


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From The Bond of Sacrifice (Volume 1), by Lewis Clutterbuck:

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Charles Pilleau, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.), 1st Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), was the only child of Colonel Henry G. Pilleau, R.E., and a great-nephew of the late General Thomas Addison, C.B., Colonel Commanding the Queen’s Regiment.

He was educated at Wellington College, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he was Senior Under Officer and passed out with honours, taking the prize for military topography. He received his commission in the Royal West Surrey Regiment in February, 1887, becoming Lieutenant in July, 1889, and Captain in March, 1896.

He served in the South African War from 1899-1902, being present at the relief of Ladysmith, and the actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Krans, Pieter’s Hill, and operations on Tugela Heights; also in Natal, including Laing’s Nek. He was twice mentioned in despatches (London Gazette, 8th February and 10th September, 1901); was awarded the D.S.O.; and received the Queen’s medal with five clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps.

In the Great War Lieutenant-Colonel Pilleau, who was promoted to that rank on the 18th September, 1914, was mortally wounded in the Battle of the Aisne, but continued for four hours to direct his men. It was not known till dark, when retiring, that he had been wounded. He died a week afterwards on the 21st September, 1914, in the American Ambulance of Neuilly.



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