King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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HOME Museum & Collections Soldiers of the Regiment Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Colonel Thomas Cameron Fitzgerald Somerville Born 30 Mar 1860. 2nd Lieutenant 22 Jan 1879. Lieutenant 1881. On staff as ADC to General Officer Commanding China 1885-1889. Captain 1888. ADC to General Officer Commanding Cape of Good Hope 1891-95. Major 1897. Served with the 1st Battalion in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malta, Calcutta, and Burma. Lieutenant Colonel 1906. Brevet Colonel 1909. Retired 29 Jun 1910 and became Commandant of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. Composer of the Bugle Calls for the Army. Conducted the Massed Bands at the Delhi Durbar. MVO. Colonel Thomas Cameron Fitzgerald Somerville, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Lucknow, 1910 Accession Number: KO0460/04 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.