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Family of Stephen LAMPLUGH and Mary Lewis VEYSEY

Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH (1900-1983)
Wife: Mary Lewis VEYSEY (1911-1984)
Children: PRIVATE ( - )
PRIVATE ( - )
Engagement 3 Sep 1937 Harrow, Middlesex, England
The engagement is announced between Stephen Lamplugh and Mary Veysey
Marriage 9 Feb 1938 Wincanton, Somerset, England1
Parish Church, St Peter's and St Paul's

Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH

Name: Stephen LAMPLUGH
Sex: Male
Name Prefix: Major General
Name Suffix: CB CBE
Nickname: Pluggie
Father: George William R LAMPLUGH (1859-1926)
Mother: Hannah Maria HEADLEY (1864-1944)
Birth 25 May 1900 Tonbridge, Kent, England
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 10 mns) Tonbridge, Kent, England2
57 Quarry Hill Road
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 10) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England3
13 Annandale, Beaconsfield Road
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 10) school; St Albans, Hertfordshire, England3
Education frm 1918 to 1919 (age 17-19) Royal Military Academy; Woolwich, London, England
Enlisted (Military) 18 Dec 1919 (age 19)
Military Regiment Royal Engineers
Military Rank 2nd Lieutenant 18 Dec 1919
Census 19 Jun 1921 (age 21 yrs 1 mn) Chatham, Kent, England4
Royal Engineers Brompton Barracks
Occupation 19 Jun 1921 (age 21) 2nd Lieutenant; Chatham, Kent, England4
Employment: Army Royal Engineers
National or Tribal Origin 19 Jun 1921 (age 21) British4
Promoted (Military) 18 Nov 1921 (age 21)
Lieutenant
Promoted (Military)
to Major-General
Departure 2 Dec 1927 (age 27) for Burma; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
51 St Dunstan's Avenue, Acton, W3.
Lieutenant Stephen Lamplugh of the Royal Engineers was booked to sail from England on the SS Yorkshire, to Rangoon, via Marseille, Port Said, Port Sudan, Colombo, but the passenger manifest entry was crossed out.
Arrival 14 Apr 1931 (age 30) from Bombay; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
c/o Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Mall, London
on the SS City of Nagpur
Departure 10 Oct 1931 (age 31) for Karachi; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
43 Queen's Road, Richmond, Surrey
Captain Stephen Lamplugh of theIndian Army was booked to sail from England on the SS City of Paris, to Karachi, but the passenger manifest entry was crossed out.
Campaign Medal 25 Jul 1933 (age 33) Indian General Service Medal with clasp for North West Frontier 1930-1931
Awarded in Army Order 94 of 1933. Stephen was the Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, and Garrison Engineer at Manzai, under the Commander, RE, Waziristan District.

During 1930–1931, the Waziristan District, a crucial part of the British Indian Empire's North-West Frontier Province, was heavily engaged in suppressing the fallout from the Red Shirt rebellion and related tribal uprisings. This period was marked by significant unrest, with British Indian forces actively engaged in maintaining control over the region. Manzai was an important, fortified garrison camp on the North-West Frontier tasked with protecting convoys to Wana. As an engineer in a frontier garrison, Stephen's duties likely involved maintaining the strategic defenses of the fort, managing water supplies, and overseeing the vital communication and transport links (such as the narrow-gauge railway) that connected Manzai to the rest of the Waziristan District.
Residence 9 Feb 1938 (age 37) Uxbridge, Middlesex, England1
Royal Engineer Barracks
Occupation 9 Feb 1938 (age 37) Captain, Royal Engineers; Uxbridge, Middlesex, England1
Civil Decoration 1943 (age 42-43) CBE
Occupation 1945 (age 44-45) Brigadier serving in Paiforce [Persian and Iraq Force]
Retirement 1953 (age 52-53)
1954 New Year Honours
(18523), Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.
Major-General Stephen Lamplugh, CBE (6951),
late Corps of Royal Engineers. Major-General (Temporary)
Military Service No. 6967  
Military Service No. 6951  
Death 26 Apr 1983 (age 82) Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Amesbury Abbey
Probate 15 Aug 1983 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire
Probate granted. Effects £42452

Wife: Mary Lewis VEYSEY

Name: Mary Lewis VEYSEY
Sex: Female
Father: Arthur Henry VEYSEY (1868-1945)
Mother: Anna Blakeman LEWIS (1883-1968)
Birth 8 Feb 1911 New York, New York, USA5
Arrival 2 Nov 1912 (age 1) from New York; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
On the Baltic, travelling 1st Class with the family and servants. Arthur was 42, Anna was 29. Young Arthur was 7, Ernest was 5, Blakeman was 3, Mary was 1, Mary Saunders was 26, Teresa Fry was 34
Census 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 4 mns) Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England5
Stowell House
Education: Whole Time
Occupation 19 Jun 1921 (age 10) None; Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England5
National or Tribal Origin 19 Jun 1921 (age 10) Resident5
Departure 27 Nov 1936 (age 25) bound for Port Said; London, England
Suddon Grange
On the Kaisar-I-Hind
Residence 1938 (age 26-27) Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
18 Heath Court
Stephen and Mary were living here according to the electoral roll. As Uxbridge was the home of the RE presumably these were military quarters.
Residence 9 Feb 1938 (age 27) Wincanton, Somerset, England1
Suddon Grange
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 28) Lichfield, Staffordshire, England6
AA Inf. Brigade, Whittington Barracks
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 28) Housewife , unpaid; Lichfield, Staffordshire, England6
Embarked (Military) 2 Jun 1946 (age 35) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
2 Holland Walk, Stanmore, Middlesex
for Port Said, sailing on Troop Transport, on SS Mauretania, intending to reside in Tripolitania, N.Africa
Arrival 13 May 1949 (age 38) From Port Said, Egypt; Southampton, Hampshire, England
Suddon Grange, Wincanton, Somerset
On board the Empire Trooper
Death 6 Aug 1984 (age 73) Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Amesbury Abbey
Probate 11 Jan 1985 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire
Probate granted. Effects valued £92142

Child 1: PRIVATE

Name: PRIVATE
Sex: Female
Spouse: PRIVATE ( - )

Child 2: PRIVATE

Name: PRIVATE
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: PRIVATE ( - )
Spouse 2: PRIVATE ( - )

Note on Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH (1)

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath,Military Division, in 1954 [Awarded on his retirement] .

Note on Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH (2) Life & Career

25 May 1900

Born to George W. Lamplugh and Hannah M. Lamplugh née  Headley

31 Mar 1901

1901 census living with parents and siblings at 57 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent

2 Apr 1911

1911 census, living with parents at Beaconsfield Rd., St Albans, attending school, 10.

18 Dec 1919

Enlisted, Royal Engineers, 2nd Lieutenant.

19 Jun 1921

2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers, at Royal Engineers Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent.

18 Dec 1921

Promoted to Lieutenant, Royal Engineers.

2 Dec 1927

Sailed to Rangoon on SS Yorkshire from Liverpool

18 Dec 1930

Promoted to Captain S. Lamplugh, R.E.

1928-1931

Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, Garrison Engineer, Manzai, under C.R.E. Waziristan District

14 Apr 1931

Arrived at Liverpool from Bombay on City of Nagpur.

23 Feb 1932

Reverted to Home Establishment

11 Mar 1932

Appointed Adjutant, Captain, Royal Engineers

25 July 1933

Awarded India General Service Medal with clasp North West Frontier 1930-31

1936

Student, Senior Division, Staff College, Camberley, Captain, Royal Engineers

April 1937

Graduate Staff College, Camberley, Captain, Royal Engineers, Uxbridge

19 Jul 1937

Staff Captain. 1st Anti-Aircraft Div., Territorial Army

3 Sep 1937

Engagement announced between Captain Stephen Lamplugh and Mary Vesey

9 Feb 1938

Marriage to Mary Vesey at the parish church of St Peter’s and St Paul’s, Wincanton, Somerset.

1938

Living in Uxbridge at RE Barracks

1 Aug 1938

Promoted to Major, RE. Passed staff college.

15 Sep 1938, serving there until 30 March 1940 

Brigade Major, RE, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Western Command .

29 Sep 1939

Stephen and Mary living with AA Inf. Brigade, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire

9 July 1940

 

Major Lamplugh listed as General Staff Officer on CIGS list

26 July 1940

 

Major S.Lamplugh, actg Lieut.-Col., Mentioned In Despatches for Distinguished Service

25 Nov 1940

Promoted to Acting Lieutenant-Colonel

25 Nov 1940 to 8 Mar 1942

General Staff Officer 1

Q4 1940

Daughter born in Wincanton

25 Feb 1941

Promoted to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, Staff

Apr 1941

Graduate of Senior Wing, Staff College

Apr 1941

General Staff Officer 1st grade Acting Lieutenant Colonel

14 Sep 1941

Lieutenant-Colonel Anti-Aircraft Command, HQ, General Staff Officer 1st Grade

9 Mar 1942

Promoted to Acting Colonel Operation Torch.

9 Mar 1942

Promoted to Acting Brigadier

9 Mar 1942 to 30 Jun 1943

Brigadier General Staff N.Africa Campaign.

9 Sep 1942

Promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel

9 Sep 1942

Promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel

9 Sep 1942

Promoted to Temporary Brigadier

June 1943

Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire

1 Jul 1943 to 18 Jun 1944

Commanding  Officer ? Brigade Likely anti-aircraft

Apr 1944

Major, War Substantive Lieutenant Colonel from 1942, Temporary Brigadier

19 June 1944

Promoted to Acting Major-General

19 June 1944 to 23 June 1945

Major-General, General Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command

Jan 1945

Colonel Lamplugh, Acting Major-General

1945

Awarded 1939-1945 Star, Awarded War Medal 1939 - 1945

1 Jan 1945

Acting Major-General, Anti-Aircraft Command, General Staff

17 Apr 1945

Promoted to War Substantive Lt.-Col. (actg. Maj.-Gen.)S.Lamplugh C.B.E. from R.E.

19 June 1945

Promoted to Temporary Major-General

23 June 1945

Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General

24 June 1945 to 30 June 1946

Brigadier General Staff Anti-Aircraft Command

13 Jul 1945

Col. (temp. Brig.)( Actg. Maj.-Gen.) S. Lamplugh C.B.E. to be temp. Maj.-Gen. 19 Jun 1945

13 Jul 1945

Col. (temp. Maj.-Gen.) S.Lamplugh C.B.E.(6951) relinquishes the temp. Rank of Maj.-Gen., 24 Jun 1945, and retains the temp. Rank of Brig.

15 Nov 1945

Brigadier serving with Paiforce

3 Mar 1946

Promoted to Temporary Major-General

22 Apr 1946

Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General

30 July 1947

Son born in Tripoli, Libya

31 Oct 1947 to Feb 1949

Deputy Quartermaster General, Middle East Land Forces

1 Nov 1947

Promoted to Brigadier

Apr 1950 to 28 Feb 1952

Deputy Quartermaster General, British Army of the Rhine (Germany)

1 Mar 1952

Promoted to Temporary Major-General

1 Mar 1952 to 5 May 1955

District Officer Commanding RHINE Forces (Germany)

27 Apr 1953

Brig. (Temp. Maj.-Gen.) S.Lamplugh, C.B.E. (6951) Late R.E. to be Major-General.

2 Jun 1953

Maj-General Stephen Lamplugh awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.

1 Jan 1954

Maj-General Stephen Lamplugh, C.B.E. (6951) late Corps of Royal Engineers appointed to be Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

2 Jul 1955

Retired from the Army

1955 to 1964

Director of Civil Defence, Northern Region

17 Jun 1959

Major-General Stephen Lamplugh, C.B., C.B.E., Regional Director of  Civil Defence opened the new Civil Defence HQ at West Hartlepool

1964

Retired from Civil Defence role

25 Apr 1983

Died in Amesbury, Wiltshire.

 

Note on Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH (4)

In 1943, in the King's Birthday Honours, Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Stephen Lamplugh (6967), of the Royal Engineers was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Army.

 

Note on Husband: Stephen LAMPLUGH (5)

10 June 1959 NORTHERN DAILY MAIL

COUNTY BOROUGH OF WEST HARTLEPOOL

 

NEW CIVIL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS

at the

OLD ARMOURY, WARD STREET, WEST HARTLEPOOL

WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY

MAJOR-GENERAL STEPHEN LAMPLUGH, C.B., C.B.E.,

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENCE

on

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th, 1959, at 3 p.m.

 

After the ceremony the Headquarters will be open to inspection, and members of the public,

interested in Civil Defence, are cordially invited to attend.

 

Municipal Buildings, West Hartlepool,

 

ERIC J. WAGGOTT, TOWN CLERK

Sources

1

freebmd Births Jun 1900

Lamplugh Stephen @@Tunbridge 2a 775

 

2 1938, Marriage solemnized at Parish Church, St Per's and St Paul's in the Parish
of Wincanton in the County of Somerset
When Married: 9 Feb 1938
Name and Surname: Stephen Lamplugh and Mary Lewis Veysey
Age: 37 and 27
Condition: Bachelor and Spinster
Rank or Profession: Captain, Royal Engineers
Residence at the time of Marriage: Royal Engineer Barracks, Uxbridge and Suddon Grange, Wincanton
Fathers' Names and Surnames: George William R Lamplugh (Deceased) and Arthur Henry Veysey
Rank or Professions of Fathers: Geologist, and Farmer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England After Banns by me, Rev Arthur Lawrence Vesey & Preb W.E.Hodgson.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, Stephen Lamplugh and Mary Lewis Veysey
in the Presence of us, Arthur Henry Veysey
3Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: 57 Quarry Hill Road
Place: Tonbridge, Kent, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
George William R Lamplugh,Head,M,M,41,District Geologist, H.M.Govt Geological Survey,,,Driffield, Yorkshire,
Hannah Maria Lamplugh,Wife,M,F,36,,,,Bridlington, Yorkshire, England,
Walter Lamplugh,Son,S,M,13,scholar,,,Bridlington, Yorkshire, England,
Eric Lamplugh,Son,S,M,9,scholar,,,Bridlington, Yorkshire, England,
Joyce Lamplugh,Daughter,S,F,5,,,,Shepherd's Bush, London, England,
Stephen Lamplugh,Son,S,M,10m,,,,Tonbridge, Kent, England,
There was a general domestic servant, Lilian Foster, 19.
4Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: 13 Annandale, Beaconsfield Road
Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
George William R Lamplugh,Head,M,52,M,,,,,Geological Surveyor, (District Geologist) H.M.Geological Survey,HM Geological Survey,,,Driffield, Yorkshire, England,,
Hannah Maria Lamplugh,Wife,F,47,M,23,5,4,1,,,,,Bridlington, Yorkshire, England,,
Joyce Lamplugh,Daughter,F,15,S,,,,,school,,,,Shepherd's Bush, London, England,,
Stephen Lamplugh,Son,M,10,S,,,,,school,,,,Tonbridge, Kent, England,,
Elizabeth Lamplugh,Mother,F,77,W,,,,,,,,,Bridlington, Yorkshire, England,,
There was also a general servant living there. Emily Fearn, 22.
5Text From Source: Census England 1921
Address: Royal Engineers Brompton Barracks
Place: Chatham, Kent, England

Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages
Stephen Lamplugh,Head,21y 1m,M,Single,Tonbridge, Kent, England,British,,2nd Lieutenant,Army Royal Engineers,,,
6Text From Source: Census England 1921
Address: Stowell House
Place: Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England

Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages
Arthur Henry Veysey,Head,53y 2m,M,Married,Taunton, Somerset, England,,,None,,,3,10,12,13
Anna Blakeman Veysey,Wife,38y 4m,F,Married,New York, New York, USA,Resident,,None,,,,
CROSSED THROUGH Arthur Laurence Veysey,Son,16y 1m,M,Single,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Eton]
CROSSED THROUGH Ernest Lewis Blakeman Veysey,Son,13y 8m,M,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Durnford School]
CROSSED THROUGH Blakeman Veysey,Son,12y 3m,M,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,CROSSED THROUGH [He was at Durnford School]
Mary Lewis Veysey,Daughter,10y 4m,F,Both Alive,New York, New York, USA,Resident,Whole Time,None,,,,
There was a visitor - Mary Gwendolyn Hindesman, from Shropshire, a teacher, and three servants, Sarah Cousins, 45, Edith Coombes, 24 and Clara Harding, 16.
7Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939
Address: AAInf. Brigade, Whittington Barracks
Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Lamplugh, Mary Lewis,,F,8 Feb 1911,M,Housewife , unpaid,
8.

freebmd Deaths Jun 1983

LAMPLUGH Stephen b.25MY1900 @@SALISBURY 23 1847