Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby
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The Hon. Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby |
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| Nickname(s) | Charlie |
| Born | 18 May 1870 |
| Died | 15 December 1949 (aged 79) |
| Buried at | East Halton, Lincolnshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1888–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Commands held |
Civil Service Rifles 142nd (6th London) Brigade 120th Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Order of the Bath Order of St Michael and St George |
| Relations |
1st Earl of Ancaster (father) 2nd Earl of Ancaster (brother) Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (brother) |
Brigadier-General Hon. Charles ('Charlie') Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby CB CMG (18 May 1870 – 15 December 1949) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and World War I.
Charles Strathavon Heathcote-Drummond Willoughby (pronounced 'Hethcut-Drummond-Willowby') was born on 18 May 1870, the second son of Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Lord Aveland, and his wife Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of the 10th Marquess of Huntly. Lord Aveland later succeeded his mother as Lord Willougby d'Eresby, and was created Earl of Ancaster in 1892. As the younger son of a peer, Charles bore the courtesy title 'The Honourable'. The Conservative politicians Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Ancaster and Lt-Col Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby were his brothers. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
In March 1888, Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughy obtained a commission as a part-time Militia officer in the 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (Royal South Lincolnshire Militia), and then in January 1891 transferred to the Regular Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Scots Guards. He was promoted to Lieutenant 11 August 1894, and Captain 7 June 1899. He was serving with the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards when the 2nd Boer War broke out.
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