Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot
| Sir Walter Barttelot, 3rd Baronet | |
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From left: Minister Josiah Thomas, Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot and Administrator John Gilruth in 1912
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| Born |
22 March 1880 Sidmouth, Devon |
| Died | 23 October 1918 (aged 38) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank |
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Major |
| Unit |
Dorsetshire Regiment Coldstream Guards |
| Battles/wars | |
Second Boer War
First World War
Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, 3rd Baronet, DSO (22 March 1880 – 23 October 1918) was of the Barttelot Baronetcy and grandson of Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet. The Barttelots are said to have come into England with William the Conqueror, and to have fixed their residence at a place called "At Ford", in the parish of Stopham Sussex.
Barttelot was born at The Manor, Sidmouth on 22 March 1880. He was educated at Fonthill, East Grinstead and Eton College.
He then attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment on 6 December 1899. The regiment was stationed in South Africa, so he was involved throughout the Second Boer War, part of the time he was an Aide de Camp to General Talbot Coke, and he also served as a staff officer to Colonel Williams, who commanded a Mounted Infantry Column. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Barttelot, on 23 July 1900, after his father, Sir Walter George Barttelot, 2nd Baronet, was killed in action during the Boer War. He transferred to the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards on 12 February 1901, returning to the United Kingdom with them in October 1902. The 3rd baronet received the Queen's South Africa Medal with six clasps and the King's South Africa Medal with two. He married Gladys St. Aubyn Angove, daughter of William Collier Angove, on 17 November 1903.
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