Guy Brownlow

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Guy Brownlow DSO DL
Born(1883-12-26)26 December 1883
Died19 January 1960(1960-01-19) (aged 76)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
RankColonel
Commands heldRifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Colonel Guy James Brownlow DSO DL (26 December 1883 – 19 January 1960) was a British Army officer.[1]

Brownlow was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, the eldest son of William Brownlow JP and Janet Orme. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in 1903.[2] Brownlow became a captain in 1913.[3] He fought in the First World War and was mentioned in dispatches three times. In 1915, he was decorated as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Following the war, Brownlow left the army with the rank of colonel. He was High Sheriff of County Down in 1945 and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant in County Down in 1946.[1]

Brownlow married Elinor Scott, the daughter of Colonel George Scott, on 19 August 1920. They had three children:

  1. Colonel William Stephen Brownlow (b.1921)
  2. James Christy Brownlow (b.1922)
  3. Anne Brownlow (b.1928), married Gerald Spring Rice, 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

In the 1930s Brownlow lived at Hays, in the village of Sedgehill, Wiltshire.[4] He later lived at Portaferry, County Down until his death in 1960.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Colonel Guy James Brownlow". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "No. 28146". The London Gazette. 12 June 1908. p. 4325.
  3. ^ "No. 28795". The London Gazette. 23 January 1914. p. 603.
  4. ^ http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Sedgehill/Sedgehill-Kellys-Directory-1931.pdf[permanent dead link]
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