Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 13B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Sir Albert de Rutzen and Eleanor E. de Rutzen.The late Sir Albert de Rutzen was a famous Metropolitan Magistrate at Bow Street. Eleanor Etna Audley Thursby-Pelham was the daughter of Pelham Thursby-Pelham and Emily Florence Foley, on 28 April 1908. The Thursby-Pelham family are linked with the Welsh Guards, and Lt Col M C Thursby Pelham was WM of the Old Wellingtonian Lodge No 3404 after the Second World War.
Alan was born in 1876.
He married, in 1908, Eleanor Etna Audley, the only child of Captain Pelham Thursby Pelham of Abermarlais Park, Carmarthen-shire, and Ridgeway, Pembrokeshire.
He succeeded to the family seat of Slebech on the death of his uncle, Baron Rudolph, in 1915.
Education & Career :
He was educated at Eton and in 1904 became a member of the Stock Exchange. He succeeded his uncle as Baron de Rutzen in 1915.
"A brave man and a real topper in the field and out of it. His men simply adored him, as did all his brother officers. Baron de Rutzen had travelled extensively. He was greatly interested in horses, hunting and agriculture, and was a keen fisherman."
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Pembrokeshire Yeomanry |
| Action : Egypt |
Egypt was the base for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force which was engaged in the region, primarily against the Turks. In the early stages of the war Egypt was threatened by Turkish advances towards Suez which were defeated and the Turks retreated to Palestine. Most of the effort of the MEF was thereafter directed towards operations in Palestine and Syria. Many of those buried and commemorated in Egypt succumbed to wounds, disease or were army victims of naval actions in the region.
Pembroke Yeomanry 1st/1st Bn. attd. 6th Coy. Imperial Camel Corps.
Detail :
He was attached to the Imperial Camel Corps, with which he was serving at the time of his death.
He fell leading a company of the Camel Corps against the Turks near Katia near El Arish, in the Sinai desert.
The following extract, testifying to his great ability as an officer and leader of men, is from a letter of an officer of the Camel Corps to the Colonel of the Pembroke Yeomanry:
"You will probably have heard, before this reaches you, that Baron de Rutzen was killed yesterday. He was in command of this company and the amount of confidence he put into his men helped considerably towards holding a very tight corner."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Carnarvon No. 708 E.C. | Middlesex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley