The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...

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)
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