Robin
Firstname
Charles Burleigh
Middle Name
Stuart
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1917 - 24
Family
Son of Major G. M. Stuart of Ipswich
School Record
Prefect and Captain of Rigaud House. 1st Team Colours for Rugby, Hockey and Athletics. He was also in the Cricket 1st Eleven. and the Vice Captain of the first ever School 1st fifteen. He was C.S.M. of the Officer Training Corps.
Branch of Service:
Army Royal Corps of Signals
Service Number:
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Lieutenant Colonel
Campaign Medals
Post War Career
After School, he went to Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Worcester Regiment in 1926. He transferred to the Royal Signals and served in the Indian Army until Partition in 1947. During WW2 he saw service on the North West Frontier and the North East border of India.
He continued to serve after the War and was in the Punjab Region at the time of Partition. He was one of a number of British Officers whose dedication to duty helped to minimise the slaugther and bloodshed amongst refugees. After independence, he was taken off the "active list" but was then employed in England as a retired officer.
Burial Information
His Burial Service was undertaken by an O. I. friend The Revd. P.W. D. Ind
Additional Information
O. I. M. Obituary October 1970.
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