Background
LE ROY-Lewis, Herman was born on June 27, 1860.
LE ROY-Lewis, Herman was born on June 27, 1860.
Eton; Trinity College Cambridge Assumed additional name of Lewis, 1884. Bachelor of Arts.
Member of Inner Temple. Doctorate.L., Justice of the Peace, Hampshire (Sheriff 1902). Served with 15th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, South African War, 1900-1901.
And as Assistant-Adjutant-General, Imperial Yeomanry (medal, 4 clasps).
Colonel commanding Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry from 1902. Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General on the Headquarter Staff of the Army from 1901.
Captain Reserve of Officers from 1892. Member of the Auxiliary Force, Advisory Board from 1902.
Commanding 1st South-Western Mounted Brigade since 1908. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order 1901. Territorial Decoration 1909.
2nd k. of Robert Le Roy, and Amelia, cousin of J. Delaware Lewis, Member of Parliament (daughter
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Clubs: White’s, Beefsteak, Brooks’s, Cavalry, Travellers’, Athenaeum.