BOER WAR D.S.O. WWI C.M.G. GROUP OF 3 MEDALS TO MAJOR H.C. BULKELEY, W. YORK. RGT.

Distinguished Service Order Gazetted 27 Dec 1901: "Henry Charles Bulkeley, Captain and Honorary Major, 4th West Yorkshire Regiment. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa." M.I.D. Gazetted 10 Sep 1901. M.I.D. 12 Feb 1918. C.M.G. Gazetted 1 Jan 1918. Major Henry Charles Bulkeley was born in Teranaki, New Zealand in 1858, the son of Major Francis Beaumaris Bulkeley and Rosanna Marie, daughter of Colonel W W J Cockcraft. His Great Grandfather was Thomas Bulkeley, the resident Consul to the U.S. in Portugal, whom President Thomas Jefferson appointed the famous William Jarvis in place of. Serving with the 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment during the Boer War, Bulkeley was Mentioned In Despatches and awarded the D.S.O., which was presented to him by the King 29 Oct 1901. Major Bulkeley retired from the Militia, but rejoined and served at home during WWI as Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, and was created a Companion of St. Michael & St. George in 1918. He married Gertrude Beatrice, daughter of Admiral Hudson, R.N., and had two daughters. He lived at Linden Hill, Berkshire and Stanlow Place, Staffordshire. Bulkeley died in 1938.