Hervey Tudway
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Hervey Robert Charles Tudway (23 September 1888 – 18 November 1914) was a member of a long-established family from Wells
, Somerset
who played one first-class
cricket
match for Somerset
in 1910. He was born at Westminster
, London
and died while serving as a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards
at Boulogne, France
.
for Wells from 1754 to 1830, with a further family member being MP for three years from 1852 to 1855. Hervey's father was Charles Tudway, who owned industrial and other property in and around Wells and who lived at Milton Lodge, Wells, where he created a spectacular garden on a hillside that is now regularly open to the public.
Hervey Tudway's mother, and the source of his first name, was Alice, who was the daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet
and the grand-daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet
, both of her ancestors being prominent cricket players.
in 1910, batting at No 8 and making six runs in each of the two innings. He did not bowl, and it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed. The venue of Tudway's only first-class match, the Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot may have reflected the fact that he was a serving army officer: his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
for 1915 records that he "played frequently for the Household Brigade".
on 5 February 1908. Two years later, in February 1910, he was confirmed as a full second lieutenant. Later that same year, on 29 September 1910, he was promoted to lieutenant.
Tudway died of his wounds at Boulogne in the first months of the First World War. The 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards was engaged in the First Battle of Ypres
at this stage of the war. He is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
Wells
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
who played one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
match for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in 1910. He was born at Westminster
Westminster
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, London
London
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and died while serving as a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
at Boulogne, France
France
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.
Family and background
The Tudway family were prominent in Wells from the middle of the 18th century with wealth derived from sugar plantations in the West Indies, and a series of three family members served as the Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Wells from 1754 to 1830, with a further family member being MP for three years from 1852 to 1855. Hervey's father was Charles Tudway, who owned industrial and other property in and around Wells and who lived at Milton Lodge, Wells, where he created a spectacular garden on a hillside that is now regularly open to the public.
Hervey Tudway's mother, and the source of his first name, was Alice, who was the daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet
Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet
Sir Frederick Thomas Arthur Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet was an English cricketer. Hervey-Bathurst bowled fast roundarm and slow underarm. Hervey-Bathurst was also a Conservative politician.-Cricket career:...
and the grand-daughter of Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet
Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet
Sir Frederick Thomas Arthur Hervey-Bathurst, born Frederick Hutchison Hervey was a famous English cricketer...
, both of her ancestors being prominent cricket players.
Cricket career
Tudway's career in first-class cricket was brief: he played in one match for Somerset against HampshireHampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in 1910, batting at No 8 and making six runs in each of the two innings. He did not bowl, and it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed. The venue of Tudway's only first-class match, the Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot may have reflected the fact that he was a serving army officer: his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
for 1915 records that he "played frequently for the Household Brigade".
Army career
Tudway was commissioned as a probationary second lieutenant in the Grenadier GuardsGrenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
on 5 February 1908. Two years later, in February 1910, he was confirmed as a full second lieutenant. Later that same year, on 29 September 1910, he was promoted to lieutenant.
Tudway died of his wounds at Boulogne in the first months of the First World War. The 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards was engaged in the First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres
The First Battle of Ypres, also called the First Battle of Flanders , was a First World War battle fought for the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium...
at this stage of the war. He is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.