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Cloudesley Henry Bullock Marsham (1879 - 1928)

Cloudesley Henry Bullock "Slug" Marsham
Born in Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 1911 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 49 in Wrotham Heath, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Notables Project
Cloudesley Marsham is Notable.

-Cloudesley was born in 1879 in Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, UK. He is the son of Cloudesley Marsham and Frances Marsham. [1]

  • Grew up in Harrietshire and attended Eton College (1892)
  • Rugby Career:

--Known as primarily a Batsman for Kent County Rugby Club (1900-1922). In 1906 he captained Kent side to county's first County Championships; played 1st class cricket at Oxford University (1900-1902) and was captain during his final year (1902). -- His father, Cloudesley Dewar Bullock Marsham also played for Oxford University, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club and for England -- 2 uncles also played 1st class cricket at Oxford University, where another uncle played for Kent, a brother, Francis, played for Oxford and Kent along with his son.

  • Military Career:

-- 1902: join Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry (WKY) which was a calvary unit as 2nd Lieutenant and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1909. -- Sept. 1915: sailed from Liverpool to take part in Galipoli campaign in WWI -- 1916: location moved in order to defend the Suez Canal in Egypt. -- 1921: relinquished his commission but retained the rank of Captain.

Research Notes

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Sources

  1. ↑ Name: Cloudesley Henry Marsham [Cloudesley Henry Marsham]; Registration Date: 1879; Quarter of the Year: Jan-Feb-Mar; Registration Place: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England; Volume: 3a; Page: 748.
  • Birth Registration:

"England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #20848376 (accessed 9 August 2022)

  • Wikipedia contributors, "Kent County Cricket Club" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [Kent County Cricket Club Info] (accessed Oct. 19, 2023).




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