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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners Fig. 29 Rowden land bought in 1904 * In 1908 George Llewellen Palmer was appointed a Major and honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) 297 which is why he was disgnated as such when he was awarded the Territorial Medal 298 ; in 1909 297 The London Gazette September 29 1908 p 7023, appointment dated 1st April, 1908 :— 298 The Territorial Decoration (TD) is a United Kingdom military medal, also known as the Territorial Efficiency Decoration, which is given to officers for long service in the Territorial Army. The TD is awarded for 12 years' continuous service in the Territorial Army, with wartime service counting double. Time spent in the ranks accumulates at half the rate, i.e. 2 years as a soldier or officer cadet counts as one year towards TD. 93
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners George took over command of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in 1911, following the Marquess of Bath. He relinquished command in 1914, just beofr the Great War commenced, to by Lt.Col.Ulric Thynne a relative of the Marquess 299 George and Madeline’s eldest son, Allen Llewellen, was in the Army. He served in South Africa with his regiment, the 14th (Royal) Hussars, during the Boer War where he was mentioned in despatches and received the Queens Award and two clasps for gallantry 300 during the Boer War, and he was also in India. The youngest son, Michael Llewellen studied at Clare’s College, Cambridge. On graduating in 1907 he worked for a brewing company in Notting Hill, London 301 . Tragedy struck in the following year; during the afternoon of Sunday 26 April Lackham received a “telephonic communication” 301 informing them that Michael had been found dead in his bath at his lodgings 302 . The Inquest determined The badge of the Decoration consists of an oval oak wreath in silver, tied with gold, and having in the centre the Royal Cypher, surmounted by the crown, both in gold. It is suspended from its ribbon by a silver ring. At the top of the ribbon there is a bar brooch. The ribbon is coloured dark green, with a yellow stripe running down the centre. The decoration goes back to 1892. Its most famous recipient was Winston Churchill, who received it in 1924. After over 100 years of history, the TD was replaced by the VRSM in 2005 by the Blair government. The VRSM is awarded to both Officers and Soldiers. Holders are not entitled to any post-nominal letters. The qualifying period has been reduced to 10 years. Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Decoration and http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/militia_vol_territorial/ mvt28_1.html# 299 Information posted by “Dave” Nov 2004 on the Great War Forum at http://1914- 1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23077 300 Burke (1937) Landed Gentry p1749 Palmer, George: children 301 Wiltshire Times Death of Mr Michael Palmer Sat 2 May 1908 Vol LIII no 2909 p8 302 He was renting rooms from “licensed victualer” Henry George Elliot, at 4 Disraeli Rd, Putney. SW15. This may seem a long way from Notting Hill, but Disraeli Road is only a quarter kilometre from the District Line’s East Putney Tube Station, which runs directly to Notting Hill; he was staying close to his transport to work. (London AZ Street Atlas [1995] 3rd ed Geographers’ A-Z Map Co. Ltd p91 4G) 94
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