Hugh Anthony Prince
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Major-General Hugh Anthony Prince, CBE
, Chief, Military Planning Office, SEATO, Bangkok, late the 6th Gurkha Rifles and The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
, died at Arles, France, 6 November 2005. He was aged 94.
He was born 11 August, 1911, the son of H.T. Prince, FRCS, LRCP, and was educated at Eastbourne College
, and the Royal Military College
, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Army in 1931; served in the 6th Gurkha Rifles until 1947; The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1947. He was appointed CBE in 1960.
He married in firstly, 1938, Elizabeth, daughter of Dr Walter Bapty, of Victoria BC. His first wife died in 1959. There were 2 sons of the union. He married secondly, in 1959, Claude-Andree, daughter of Andre Romanet, by whom he had a son.
The funeral took place at Chester Cathedral
, 18 November, 2005.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, Chief, Military Planning Office, SEATO, Bangkok, late the 6th Gurkha Rifles and The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
The King's Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th Regiment of Foot in 1751...
, died at Arles, France, 6 November 2005. He was aged 94.
He was born 11 August, 1911, the son of H.T. Prince, FRCS, LRCP, and was educated at Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, situated on the south coast of England, included in the Tatler list of top public schools. The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire...
, and the Royal Military College
Royal Military College
The Royal Military College can refer to:* Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada* Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada* Royal Military College, Duntroon in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia...
, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Army in 1931; served in the 6th Gurkha Rifles until 1947; The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1947. He was appointed CBE in 1960.
He married in firstly, 1938, Elizabeth, daughter of Dr Walter Bapty, of Victoria BC. His first wife died in 1959. There were 2 sons of the union. He married secondly, in 1959, Claude-Andree, daughter of Andre Romanet, by whom he had a son.
The funeral took place at Chester Cathedral
Chester Cathedral
Chester Cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, and is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly St Werburgh's abbey church of a Benedictine monastery, is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, 18 November, 2005.
Sources
- The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
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