1865 - 1915 (49 years)
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| Name |
William Sandbach |
| Birth |
24 Oct 1865 |
Upper Sapey, Hertfordshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
10 Aug 1915 |
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Burial |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey |
| Person ID |
I84369 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
9 Dec 2021 |
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| Notes |
- 4th son
Major, 6th Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
William was educated at Eton College (1879-83), and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From there, on 7 February 1885, he joined the Royal Fusiliers as Second Lieutenant, transferring to the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in 1885. He was posted to India, Malta, and Gibraltar, before going on to South Africa, where he served throughout the Second Boer War (1899- 1902). He saw action at several critical events in the conflict, including the relief of Ladysmith, before being badly wounded at Spion Kap. He was subsequently awarded the Queen's Medal with four clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps, and retired from service on 15 July 1903.
In 1907 he bought the Hazelby estate in East Woodhay, which had been put up for sale following the death of Lady Louisa Howard, and in the same year, at Edinburgh's St Mary's Cathedral, he married Helen Margaret Dundas, the eldest daughter of Canon Robert James Dundas, who for 33 years had been rector of Albury, near Guildford. The marriage produced three children, including Peter who was killed in N.Africa 26 years later
Brother of Archibald Maxwell Sandbach; Gilbert Robertson Sandbach; Elizabeth Sandbach; Marion Frances Parker; Katherine Margaret Tinne and 5 others
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