H. A. Barclay

Henry Albert Barclay CVO TD DL JP (19 April 1858 - 19 August 1947) was a British soldier.[1][2]

Biography

Barclay was the son of Joseph Gurney Barclay (astronomer) and was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[3]

He served in the Army, and was colonel of the King´s Own Norfolk Imperial Yeomanry, which he raised in 1900 until his retirement in 1913. He was aide-de-camp to King Edward VII, 1906–10 and King George V, 1910-25.

He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (fourth class - MVO) in December 1901[4] and promoted to Commander (CVO) of that Order in 1906. He was also a Commander of the Order of St Olav of Norway.

He was of Hanworth Hall in Norfolk.

His son was Humphrey Barclay CVO.

References

  1. ↑ Colonel H. A. Barclay (Obituaries) The Times Wednesday, Aug 20, 1947; pg. 6; Issue 50844; col G
  2. ↑ ‘BARCLAY, Col Henry Albert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Oct 2012 accessed 20 Dec 2013
  3. ↑ "Barclay, Henry Albert (BRCY877HA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27391. p. 9147. 27 December 1901.
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