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| Birley, Oswald Hornby Joseph. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 25, 1898. S. of Hugh Francis, of The Mount, St Asaph, Flints. B. Mar. 31, 1880, at Auckland, New Zealand. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1898. Artist; studied in Dresden, Florence and Paris. Medallist Paris Salon. Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters; of the Modern Society of Portrait Painters and of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Served in the Great War (enlisted 10th Batt., Royal Fusiliers, Aug. 1914; 2nd Lieut., 1914; Capt., 1916; with the Intelligence Corps in France, 1916-19; specialised in model maps of the front and aeroplane photos; M.C., 1917). His works include portrait of the first Earl of Birkenhead in the National Gallery; of King George V and Queen Mary for Windsor Castle; portraits of the Marquess of Reading, Lord Irwin and the Marquess of Willingdon in the Viceroy's House, New Delhi. Of 62, Wellington Road, London, N.W. 8, in 1938. Married and had issue. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Who's Who, 1938; Burke, L.G., 1937.) | Oswald Hornby Joseph BIRLEY Approx. lifespan: 1880–1952 Adm pens. Trinity College 1898:06:25 s. of Hugh Francis BIRLEY of The Mount, St Asaph, Flintshire b. Auckland, New Zealand 1880:03:31 Sch: Harrow Matric 1898:10MT: Artist; studied in Dresden, [ Germany ] Florence, [ Italy ] and Paris, [ France ] Medallist Paris Salon. Member of: : Sch: Royal Institute of Oil Painters; of Modern Society of Portrait Painters and of International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Served in the Great War: [ 1914-18 ] (enlisted 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers 1914:08 2nd Lieutenant: 1914 Captain: 1916 with Intelligence Corps in France 1916-19 specialised in model maps of the front and aeroplane photos; M.C. 1917 ) His works include portrait of the first Earl of Birkenhead in the National Gallery; of King George V and Queen Mary for Windsor Castle; portraits of the Marquess of Reading, Lord Irwin and the Marquess of Willingdon in the Viceroy's House, New Delhi. Of 62 Wellington Road, London , N.W.8 in1938 m. and had issue. ( Harrow Sch. Reg.; Who's Who 1938; Burke, L.G . 1937) [add:] d. 1952:05:06 [:add] [add:]( WWW )[:add] |