Harry Lassetter
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Brigadier-General Henry Beauchamp "Harry" Lassetter CB
, CMG
(19 March 1860 – 17 February 1926) was an Australian military officer.
Lassetter was born at Edgecliff
and attended Cheltenham College
, Eton
and Sandhurst Military Academy; his father, Frederic Lassetter, was a prominent merchant. In 1880 he was a second lieutenant
in the 38th Regiment, becoming lieutenant in the 80th Regiment in 1881. He was involved in an expedition to the Nile
in 1884 and was promoted captain
in 1887 and major in 1888, when he trained the Mounted Rifle Brigade. On 19 August 1891 he married Elizabeth Ann Antill at Picton
. In 1895 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and led the Australian detachment at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. He commanded the New South Wales Mounted Rifles in the Boer War
(1901–02), during which time he was mentioned in despatches and created Companion of the Order of the Bath. In 1911 he became managing director of his father's firm, but he remained primarily involved in the military and took command of a territorial brigade in England in 1915, where he was promoted brigadier-general and created Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1917). In 1924 he returned to Sydney
, and he died in 1926.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(19 March 1860 – 17 February 1926) was an Australian military officer.
Lassetter was born at Edgecliff
Edgecliff, New South Wales
Edgecliff is a small suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Edgecliff is located 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The postcode is 2027.Edgecliff is surrounded by...
and attended Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
, Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Sandhurst Military Academy; his father, Frederic Lassetter, was a prominent merchant. In 1880 he was a second lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the 38th Regiment, becoming lieutenant in the 80th Regiment in 1881. He was involved in an expedition to the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
in 1884 and was promoted captain
Captain (OF-2)
The army rank of captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces. Today a captain is typically either the commander or second-in-command of a company or artillery battery...
in 1887 and major in 1888, when he trained the Mounted Rifle Brigade. On 19 August 1891 he married Elizabeth Ann Antill at Picton
Picton, New South Wales
Picton is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. The town is located 80 kilometres South-west of Sydney, close to Camden and Campbelltown. It is also the administrative centre of Wollondilly Shire....
. In 1895 he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and led the Australian detachment at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. He commanded the New South Wales Mounted Rifles in the Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
(1901–02), during which time he was mentioned in despatches and created Companion of the Order of the Bath. In 1911 he became managing director of his father's firm, but he remained primarily involved in the military and took command of a territorial brigade in England in 1915, where he was promoted brigadier-general and created Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1917). In 1924 he returned to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and he died in 1926.