The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven 1914-1918 [British Army]

The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven 1914-1918 [British Army]

Author: Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton

Year: 1924

Digitised by Google Books from the collection at Oxford University https://books.google.com/books?id=SQQPAAAAQAAJ The Preface says The writer of these notes, Lieut. - Col. the Hon. Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton, Master of Belhaven, was the only son of the 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. He was born on 22nd February 1883, and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He served throughout the war in France and Flanders, and was on leave when the German offensive started on 21st March, but hurriedly returned, and was killed during the defence of the Avre, near Amiens, whilst commanding the 106th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, on Easter Sunday, 31st March, 1918, and was buried in the village cemetery at Rouvrel, near Castel. This diary was constantly written up, day and night, as opportunity offered, and often under great difficulties, and was periodically sent home for typing and preservation. The maps are drawn from sketches made by himself. He was twice mentioned in despatches, twice recommended for the D.S.O., and received the Croix de Guerre – avec palme.