Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden
Brigadier General Thomas Walter Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden GCVO KCB CMG KStJ JP (29 January 1869 – 4 September 1958) was a British peer and soldier, the son of the 2nd Viscount Hampden.
The Viscount Hampden | |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire | |
| In office 9 February 1915 – 1952 | |
| Monarch | George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Bowes Lyon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1869 |
| Died | 4 September 1958 (aged 89) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Katharine Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott |
| Children | Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1889–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Hertfordshire Regiment |
| Commands | 185th (2/1st West Riding) Brigade (1916–18) 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade (1915–16) 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment (1913–15) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches (9) Legion of Honour (France) |
Education
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Marriage and family
On 29 April 1899, he married Lady Katharine Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott (a daughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch) and they had eight children.
Military career
Brand served as an officer in the Hertfordshire Regiment, and as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion from February 1913. Following the outbreak of the First World War, the Hertfordshires were deployed to the Western Front and Brand remained in command until January 1915. Subsequently, he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to command the 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade at Gallipoli, the 6th Mounted Brigade with the Western Frontier Force and later the 185th (2/1st West Riding) Brigade at the Battle of Cambrai and the battles of 1918.[2][3][4] Between 1935 and 1939, he was Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars.
Other interests
In 1899, he played in the first international polo match between England and Australia in Melbourne alongside George Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew.[5]
References
- ‘HAMPDEN’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- Hertfordshire Regiment in the Great War
- Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: the Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territoral Force Divisions (42–56), London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
- Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: the 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
- Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2012, p. 37
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Viscount Byng of Vimy |
Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Victor Greenwood |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Clarendon |
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1915–1952 |
Succeeded by Sir David Bowes-Lyon |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Brand |
Viscount Hampden 2nd creation 1906–1958 |
Succeeded by Thomas Brand |
