Eric
Firstname
Templeton
Middle Name
Lummis
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1930 - 38
Family
Son of Capt. W. M. Lummis of Ipswich
School Record
Vice Captain of outstanding 1st XV rugby team of 1937. School Prefect and School Captain in 1936.
Branch of Service:
Army Suffolk Regiment
Service Number:
95590
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Captain
Campaign Medals
Post War Career
Passed 1st into Sandhurst and in 1939 he began service with the 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment. He was wounded on 13th June 1944 in France, having taken part in the D - Day landings.
He continued to serve in the Army and became a Brigade Major in the Territorial Army. he served with the Suffolk Regiment in Europe, the Middle East and Malaya, where he was mentioned in despatches. He attended Staff College and worked in the War Office for 5 years before his last appointment at S.H.A.P.E. in Paris. His last promotion was to Lt. Colonel. He then joined the Ministry of the Environment and travelled extensively throughout Europe, retiring in 1982. He was a part time Adviser to the House of European Legislation committee on E.E.C. Environmental Legislation.
Burial Information
Additional Information
Obituary in The Ipswichian 1999 at page 75.
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