A Soldier And A Gentleman Av Richard Waldram

A Soldier And A Gentleman Av Richard Waldram

Bertram Portal was born into a wealthy family, famous for their mill at Laverstoke in North Hampshire which made banknote paper for the Bank of England.The youngest of three sons, he was destined for an army career. Graduating from Sandhurst in 1885, he joined the 17th Lancers Cavalry Regiment at L......
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<p>Bertram Portal was born into a wealthy family, famous for their mill at Laverstoke in North Hampshire which made banknote paper for the Bank of England.</p><p>The youngest of three sons, he was destined for an army career. Graduating from Sandhurst in 1885, he joined the 17th Lancers Cavalry Regiment at Lucknow in India. He was awarded a D.S.O. in the Boer War, which paved the way to promotion, and he commanded his regiment in Edinburgh and India until 1907.</p><p>Portal then left the army and lived as a country gentleman, devoting himself to his home village of Overton until 1914 when he was called up as a Reserve Officer to command a training brigade in Ireland. He commanded the mobile column in the readiness at the Curragh near Dublin when the Easter Rising broke out in 1916 and he played a major role in its suppression. Portal¿s diary of events reveals important new information about the British response. </p><p>His exploits did not go unnoticed: he was promoted and served on
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Bertram Portal was born into a wealthy family, famous for their mill at Laverstoke in North Hampshire which made banknote paper for the Bank of England. The youngest of three sons, he was destined for an army career. Graduating from Sandhurst in 1885, he joined the 17th Lancers Cavalry Regiment at Lucknow in India.He was awarded a D.S.O. in the Boer War, which paved the way to promotion, and he commanded his regiment in Edinburgh and India until 1907. Portal then left the army and lived as a country gentleman, devoting himself to his home village of Overton until 1914 when he was called up as a Reserve Officer to command a training brigade in Ireland.He commanded the mobile column in the readiness at the Curragh near Dublin when the Easter Rising broke out in 1916 and he played a major role in its suppression. Portal's diary of events reveals important new information about the British response. His exploits did not go unnoticed: he was promoted and served on the Western Front in command of the 7th Cavalry Brigade until March 1918.Retiring for a second time, Bertram devoted himself once more to Overton and Hampshire causes. In 1899 he married Mittie, the eldest daughter of Lord Hatherton, who bore him a son and five daughters. Their story as a family is woven into the narrative of the book.Bertram was a true gentleman - honourable, courteous, considerate and modest about his achievements. The welfare of his soldiers and their horses was always to the fore, both in peacetime and when in action. He was steady, capable and decisive with a strong sense of duty, guided by his Christian faith.This well-researched biography sets his life and career in the context of the times and will be of interest to a wide readership.

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A Soldier And A Gentleman Av Richard Waldram – En Fascinerende Biografi

Utforsk livet til Bertram Portal, en bemerkelsesverdig mann som balanserte livet som soldat og gentleman. I 'A Soldier And A Gentleman' tar Richard Waldram deg med på en reise gjennom Portal's liv, som startet i en velstående familie og spente over mange dramatiske hendelser fra 1885 til hans pensjonering.

Livshistorien til Bertram Portal

Bertram Portal ble født inn i en anerkjent familie kjent for sin produksjon av banknotes papir. Som den yngste av tre sønner var hans skjebne tidlig lagt til rette for en militær karriere. Han ble uteksaminert fra Sandhurst i 1885, og fikk sin første erfaring i Lucknow, India. Deretter gikk han videre til å bli en anerkjent offiser gjennom krigene i Sør-Afrika og på Vestfronten under Første verdenskrig.

Viktige Øyeblikk i Portal's Liv

  • D.S.O. utmerkelse: Tildelt for heroisk innsats i Boerkrigen.
  • Kommanderende Offiser: Ledet sine soldater under kritiske øyeblikk av opprør og krig.
  • Familie: Gift med Mittie, datter av Lord Hatherton, og far til seks barn.

A Soldier And A Gentleman: Nyttig For Leserne

Denne godt dokumenterte biografien gir lesere et innblikk i Bertram Portals liv og karriere, og presenterer hans bestemte karakter som en ærlig, høflig og medfølende mann. Boken er ikke bare en militærbiografi, men også en studie i verdier og moralsk styrke som fortsatt resonerer i dag.

Hvorfor Velge 'A Soldier And A Gentleman'?

Hvis du er interessert i historiske biografier med fokus på fortidens helter, er dette boken for deg! Den gir et dypere forståelse for både militærhistorie og de personlige kampene som preget tiden. Med rikholdig kontekst og spennende detaljer, vil denne boken garantert berike leserens kunnskap.

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ProduktnavnA Soldier and a Gentleman Brigadier General Sir Bertram Portal, 18661949.
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