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| STORRS, RONALD HENRY AMHERST. Adm. at PEMBROKE, Oct. 1900. Eldest s. of the Rev. John (1865), V. of St Peter's, Eaton Square. B. Nov. 19, 1881, at Bury St Edmunds. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1900; B.A. (Class. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class) 1903; M.A. 1928. In Egyptian Government Service (Ministry of Finance), 1904; Oriental Secretary to the British Agency in Egypt , 1909. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Brig.-Gen., attached Egyptian Army; C.M.G. 1916; C.B.E. 1919; mentioned twice in despatches; Commander, Order of the Crown of Italy ; Commander, Order of the Redeemer ( Greece ); Liason Officer for the Mission in Baghdad and Mesopotamia ). In Secretariat of War Cabinet, 1917. Military Governor of Jerusalem, 1917-20. Civil Governor of Jerusalem and Judaea. Member, Comité de Conservation des Monuments Arabes, Cairo, and of Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Knighted, 1924; K.C.M.G., 1929. Governor of Cyprus , 1926-32; of Northern Rhodesia , 1932-4. Member of the L.C.C., 1937-45. Married, 1923, Mrs Louisa Lucy Clowes, widow of Lieut.-Col. H. Clowes, and dau. of Rear-Admiral Algernon Littleton. Author, Orientations, etc. Of the Mill House. Pebmarsh, Essex in 1952. ( Univ. War List; Who's Who. ) | Ronald Henry Amherst STORRS Approx. lifespan: 1881–1955 Adm. at Pembroke College 1900:10 Eldest s. of Rev. John STORRS (1865) V.: St Peter's, Eaton Square, [London], b. Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], 1881:11:19 Sch: Charterhouse School Charterhouse, [London], Matric 1900:10MT: BA Class.Trip. Pt I, 1st Class 1903 MA 1928 In: Egyptian Government Service ( Ministry of Finance ) [Egypt], 1904 Oriental Sec. to: : British Agency Egypt , 1909 served in the Great War: 1914-19 (Brig.-General, attached Egyptian Army ; CMG 1916 CBE 1919 mentioned in despatches<hna>twice</hna> Commander: Order of the Crown of Italy , Commander: Order of the Redeemer ( Greece , ); Liason Officer for: : Mission in Baghdad, [Iraq], and Mesopotamia , ) In Secretariat of War Cabinet 1917 Military Governor of: Jerusalem, [Palestine], 1917-20 Civil Governor of: Jerusalem, [Palestine], and Judaea, [Palestine], Member: Comité de Conservation des Monuments Arabes, Cairo, [Egypt], and of Committee of Palestine Exploration Fund, [Palestine], Knighted 1924 KCMG 1929 Governor of: Cyprus , 1926-32 of Northern, Rhodesia , 1932-34 Member of: the L.C.C. London , London , [London], 1937-45 m. 1923 Mrs Louisa Lucy Clowes, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel: H. Clowes, and dau. of Rear-Admiral Algernon LITTLETON Publ.: Orientations etc. Of the Mill House. Pebmarsh, Essex , in1952 ( University War List; Who's Who. ) [add:] d. 1955:11:01 [:add] [add:](J.D. Pickles: Pemb. Ann. Gazette ; WWW )[:add] |