61-554: Courtauld is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Courtauld Butler or Adam Butler (British politician), DL (1931–2008), British Conservative Party politician and MP Augustine Courtauld (1904–1959), often called August Courtauld, was a yachtsman and British Arctic explorer Courtauld Courtauld-Thomson, 1st Baron Courtauld-Thomson CB, KBE (1865–1954), British businessman and holder of public and charitable offices George Courtauld (disambiguation) , list of people with
122-854: A Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire in 1993, and served as Vice Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1998 to 2005. He enjoyed field sports, and was chairman of the Warwickshire Hunt for 23 years. He also was member of the Countryside Animal Welfare Group, and campaigned to end the RSPCA 's support for a hunting ban as a member of its council. He married Felicity Molesworth-St Aubyn in 1955. He died in Lighthorne, Warwickshire, survived by his wife and their two sons and daughter. Lady Butler died in 2022. King%27s Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps
183-497: A colonial corps with those of a foreign legion . Swiss and German forest fighting experts, American colonists and British volunteers from other British regiments were recruited. These men were Protestants, an important consideration for fighting against the predominantly Catholic French. The officers were also recruited from Europe – not from the American colonies – and consisted of English, Scots, Irish, Dutch, Swiss and Germans. It
244-451: A 5th battalion had been raised on Barbados , with additional companies formed on the Isle of Wight , and equipped entirely with rifles. The troops of the 5th battalion were so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the "most useful, active and brave troops in the field". A 7th battalion was raised specifically for service in
305-582: A cadet company within the 1st Cadet Battalion, the Royal West Surrey Regiment . The company quickly expanded to become the 2nd Cadet Battalion, the Royal West Surrey Regiment, at which point he moved the battalion headquarters to No. 2 Finsbury Square (and in 1904 to 24 Sun Street, which he had specially built for the purpose). In 1894 he applied to Prince George, Duke of Cambridge , Colonel-in-Chief, to affiliate to
366-495: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam Courtauld Butler Sir Adam Courtauld Butler PC , DL (11 October 1931 – 9 January 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician, serving as an MP for 17 years and holding several junior ministerial offices. Butler was born in Halstead , the second of four children of Rab Butler and his wife, Sydney, only child of Samuel Courtauld . He
427-570: The 2nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division , was then engaged in action throughout the final stages of the Tunisian Campaign . The battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Williams , served in the Italian Campaign then with the independent 9th Armoured Brigade and finally the 6th Armoured Division 's 61st Infantry Brigade . The 2nd Battalion, KRRC, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wilson ,
488-792: The 2nd Brigade in the 1st Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. The 3rd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. The 4th Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of
549-511: The 33rd Division in November 1915 for service on the Western Front. The 17th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League) landed at Le Havre as part of the 117th Brigade in the 39th Division in March 1916 for service on the Western Front. The 18th (Service) Battalion (Arts & Crafts) landed at Le Havre as part of the 122nd Brigade in the 41st Division on 3 May 1916 for service on
610-512: The 60th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 10th and 11th Battalions. The 13th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 111th Brigade in the 37th Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Morval in September 1916, the advance to
671-642: The American War of Independence . After assembly in the Isle of Wight , both battalions were sent in 1776 to Florida where they were joined by detachments from 1st and 2nd Battalions. These battalions were deployed to Georgia and were involved in skirmishes at Sudbury in January 1779, the Battle of Briar Creek in March 1779, the Siege of Savannah in October 1779 where elements from the 4th Battalion captured
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#1732764955714732-633: The Battle of Festubert in May 1915, the Battle of Loos in September 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Arras in November 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917, the Second Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1918 and the Battle of the Selle in October 1918. The 2nd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of
793-531: The Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916, the Battle of Morval in September 1916 and the Battle of Le Transloy in October 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Langemarck in August 1917, the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge in September 1917, the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 and the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917. The 12th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of
854-500: The Battle of St Quentin in March 1918 and the Battle of the Avre in April 1918. The 8th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th Battalion. The 9th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 42nd Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on
915-603: The Commissions to Foreign Protestants Act 1756 ( 29 Geo. 2 . c. 5) The Earl of Loudoun , who as commander-in-chief of the Forces in North America, was appointed colonel-in-chief of the regiment. About fifty officers' commissions were given to Germans and Swiss, and none were allowed to rise above the rank of lieutenant-colonel. According to a modern history of the regiment, the idea for creating this unique force
976-546: The Governor-General of Canada , Vincent Massey , for one year. His mother died of cancer in 1954, while he was in Canada. He returned to England in 1955, and he joined the family company, Courtaulds , working as a director of various subsidiaries. Butler became Member of Parliament for Bosworth in 1970, surprisingly defeating the sitting Labour Party MP, Woodrow Wyatt . He was first Conservative MP to represent
1037-719: The Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Arras in April 1917 as well as the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 and the Hundred Days Offensive in Autumn 1918 before taking part in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy . The 16th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads' Brigade) landed at Le Havre as part of the 100th Brigade in
1098-676: The Montreal Campaign from July to September 1760 which finally wrested Canada from France. At Quebec General James Wolfe is said to have granted the 60th the motto Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold). To reward and maintain their service and loyalty, Parliament passed the American Protestant Soldier Naturalization Act 1762 ( 2 Geo. 3 . c. 25), which offered British naturalization to those officers, engineers and soldiers who had or would serve for two years, with certain conditions and on
1159-815: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Rifle Brigade in the Green Jackets Brigade and in 1966 the three regiments were formally amalgamated to become the Royal Green Jackets . The KRRC became the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets . On the disbandment of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in 1992, the RGJ's KRRC battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets, eventually becoming 2nd Battalion, The Rifles in 2007. The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1220-605: The Rifle Brigade to form the Green Jackets Brigade . In 1958, the regiment was re-titled the 2nd Green Jackets, the King's Royal Rifle Corps , while the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade were re-titled the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) and 3rd Green Jackets, the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) respectively. In 1966, the three regiments were amalgamated to form the three battalions of
1281-633: The Royal Green Jackets . The regimental collection is held by the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum which is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester . The territorial battalions were as follows: In the Second World War, the following territorial battalions were formally made part of the KRRC: There were two cadet battalions: 1st Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps and Queen Victoria's Rifles Cadet Corps (re-titled
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#17327649557141342-824: The Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve ; the regiment now had two Reserve but no Territorial battalions. The 1st Battalion landed at Rouen as part of the 6th Brigade in the 2nd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front . It saw action at the Battle of Mons in August 1914, the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 and First Battle of Ypres in October 1914. It fought at
1403-676: The 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps at the Battle of Dundee, and the others with units of the C.I.V.s. Their comrades erected brass plaques in their memory in the Drill Hall at Sun Street. These are now displayed in the Cadet Company Office here at Davies Street. In recognition of this service, King Edward VII granted the battalion the honour of wearing on its accoutrements the battle honour "South Africa 1900–1902" (Army Order 151 of 1905). The announcement of this privilege
1464-627: The 2nd Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1945). Over the years, the formation of the cadet battalions was changed regularly, due to the changes to do with rules and the commanding officer. The 1st Cadet Battalion owes its foundation to the Reverend Freeman Wills, who was commissioned into the Volunteer Army in the rank of captain on 26 July 1890. He was also Vicar of St Agatha's just behind Sun Street, Finsbury Square . On receiving his commission he decided to form
1525-474: The 2nd Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. In 1951 the 1st and 2nd Cadet Battalion were amalgamated. This resulted in the disposal of the headquarters of the 1st Cadet Battalion at Sun Street. In 1954, the battalion office of the 'new' 1st Cadet Battalion was established at 56 Davies Street, where it remains to this day. Today, the KRRC 1st Cadet Battalion still exists, with the following units making up
1586-557: The 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915 but moved to Salonika in November 1915 before returning to France in June 1918. The regiment did not have any territorial force battalions. The 7th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in August 1914 for service on
1647-706: The American War of 1812 . After the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment received a new title: first, in 1815, its name was changed to The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps and then, in 1830, to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). In 1858, the Rifle Depot at Winchester was made their headquarters. The regiment served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. During the rest of the 1800s, the unit also
1708-531: The British Army many years in the future. Bouquet was commanding officer of the 1st battalion, and with his fellow battalion commanders, worked to form units that were better suited to warfare in the forests and lakes of northeast America. Elements of the new regiment fought at Louisbourg in June 1758, the Cape Sable Campaign in September 1758 and Quebec in September 1759, and finally
1769-405: The British Army roll after their surrender at Fort Oswego . Among the distinguished foreign officers given commissions in the 60th (Royal Americans) was Henry Bouquet , a Swiss citizen, whose forward-looking ideas on tactics, training and man-management (including the unofficial introduction of the rifle and more practical clothing suited to bush-fighting) would come to be accepted as standard in
1830-730: The Conservative victory at the 1979 general election , he served as Minister of State for Industry at the Department of Industry until 1981, and then as minister for economic development in Northern Ireland until 1984, where he called in the receivers at the De Lorean motorcar company, and finally as minister for defense procurement until 1985. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1984, and knighted in 1986. He
1891-514: The KRRC. The battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel J. A. M. Elison-Mccartney, was initially part of the TA 1st London Division , serving as the division's motorcycle battalion. However, like the 2nd Battalion, it was also lost in the defence of Calais in May 1940. The battalion was later reformed in the United Kingdom and, in December 1940, transferred to the 27th Armoured Brigade , part of
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1952-467: The King's Royal Rifle Corps was formed in 1942 when a Home Guard instruction was issued ordering each Home Guard battalion to raise a cadet unit. Lieutenant-Colonel R.L. Clark of Queen Victoria's Rifles was given the task, and on 15 May 1942 the Queen Victoria's Rifles Cadet Corps was born. Over the next three years the unit expanded to five companies, which in April 1945 led to it being re-titled
2013-785: The Second Boer War, the commanding officer, Colonel Freeman Croft-Wills, persuaded the War Office to accept a company of the older cadets, principally N.C.O.s (non-commissioned officers), the company being enrolled in the City Imperial Volunteers. Around 100 cadets thus served in South Africa with this unit, whilst other cadets and ex-cadets served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and other units. Four were killed in action, one serving with
2074-527: The Victoria Cross for his action at Kafr Dowar , Egypt , on 5 August 1882; his VC was later rescinded when he was convicted of embezzlement, theft, and being absent without leave. Following the end of the war in South Africa, the 1st battalion was transferred to Malta , where it arrived in October 1902. In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming
2135-448: The Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th and 8th battalions. The 10th (Service) Battalion and 11th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 59th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Guillemont in September 1916 as well as
2196-434: The Western Front and saw action the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916 as well as the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Arras in April 1917, the Battle of Langemark in August 1917, the First Battle of Passchendaele in October 1917 and the Second Battle of Passchendaele in November 1917 before taking part in
2257-511: The Western Front. The 20th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League Pioneers) landed at Le Havre as pioneer battalion for the 3rd Division in March 1916 for service on the Western Front. The 21st (Service) Battalion (Yeoman Rifles) landed in France as part of the 124th Brigade in the 41st Division in May 1916 for service on the Western Front but moved to Italy in November 1917 before returning to France in March 1918. Seven members of
2318-695: The battalion continued serving with 4th Armoured Brigade in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and the subsequent campaign in North-West Europe , finally leaving 1st Division six days after VE Day . Two officers of note served with the battalion in its final campaign of the war, Roland Gibbs and Edwin Bramall . The 1st Battalion of the Queen Victoria's Rifles (QFR) was a Territorial Army (TA) unit which had been closely associated with
2379-465: The battalion was placed on a financial basis that many volunteer corps would have envied. There were to be many ups and down in later years, especially when recognition of the Cadet Force was withdrawn between the two world wars, but fortunately the enthusiasm and commitment of those involved consistently triumphed over the parsimony of governments. In 1900, when volunteers were urgently needed for
2440-717: The colour of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment , and at Augusta in September 1780. The 3rd battalion later took part in the British defense of the Gulf Coast . Elements of the battalion fought at the Battle at The Village and the Siege of Pensacola . The 3rd and 4th battalions were disbanded in June 1783. During the Napoleonic Wars , the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War . The first four battalions had been raised as regular line battalions, but in 1797
2501-479: The command of Lieutenant Colonel George Erskine and transferred to the 22nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division. The reformed battalion took part in the Battle of Gazala in May 1942 and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 during the North African Campaign , forming part of the division's 7th Motor Brigade during the latter engagement and transferring to 4th Armoured Brigade in January 1943. Now under Lieutenant Colonel W. Heathcote-Amory,
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2562-409: The model of the Plantation Act 1740 . These earlier engagements were conventional battles on the European model, but fighting during Pontiac's War in 1763 was of a very different character. The frontier war threatened the British control of North America. The new regiment at first lost several outlying garrisons such as Fort Michilimackinac , later a detachment fought under Bouquet's leadership at
2623-467: The name John Sewell Courtauld (1880–1942), English Conservative Party politician Louisa Courtauld (née Ogier) (1729–1807), English silversmith Samuel Courtauld (art collector) (1876–1947), English industrialist best remembered as an art collector Samuel Courtauld (industrialist) (1793–1881), industrialist and Unitarian, the driving force behind the growth of the Courtaulds textile business Sir Stephen Courtauld , MC (1883–1967), member of
2684-405: The newly formed 9th Armoured Division . The 9th Battalion ( The Rangers ) was deployed to the Mediterranean theatre as part of the 1st Armoured Brigade in the 7th Armoured Division. It saw action in the Greek campaign in April 1941 before being disbanded in August 1942. In 1958 for administrative purposes, the KRRC was brigaded with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and
2745-412: The regiment received the Victoria Cross. After 1918, the unit returned to garrison duties in India, Palestine and Ireland. In 1922, the regiment was reduced from four to two battalions with the third and fourth being disbanded. In 1926, the Regiment was reorganised as one of the first mechanised infantry regiments. The 1st Battalion, KRRC, commanded initially by Lieutenant Colonel William Gott ,
2806-420: The regiment, with the title of 1st Cadet Battalion, the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Consent was granted on 8 November 1894, and the battalion has remained a part of the regiment ever since. In the days of their foundation, cadet battalions were privately organized and funded. On becoming a part of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, subscriptions began to flow in and, after the commanding officer had spent nearly £1,000,
2867-461: The seat since the 1920s, and barely retained his seat at the two general elections in 1974. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Joseph Godber , who was Minister of State in the Foreign Office and then at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food . He became a whip in 1974. After Margaret Thatcher became Conservative leader in 1975, Butler became one of her two Parliamentary Private Secretaries, along with John Stanley . After
2928-478: The victory of Bushy Run in August 1763. The 60th was uniformed and equipped in a similar manner to other British regiments with red coats and cocked hats or grenadier caps, but on campaign, swords were replaced with hatchets, and coats and hats cut down for ease of movement in the woods. Two additional battalions of the regiment (the 3rd and 4th battalions) were raised in England in 1775, principally of men recruited from England and Hanover in 1775 for service in
2989-437: The wealthy English Courtauld textile family Sydney Courtauld JP (1840–1899), Crepe and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain William Julien Courtauld (1870–1940), 1st Baronet Courtauld of Penny Pot, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain See also [ edit ] The Courtauld Institute of Art Mount Courtauld , a rounded, mainly ice-covered mountain on
3050-608: The west coast of Palmer Land The Courtauld Talks , the eighth album by English post-punk group Killing Joke Courtaulds [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Courtauld . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Courtauld&oldid=1100326995 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
3111-433: Was 4 March 1756 before a special act of parliament created four battalions of 1,000 men each to include foreigners for service in the Americas. A regimental history compiled in 1879 states that, in November 1755, Parliament voted the sum of £81,000 for the purpose of raising a regiment of four battalions, each one thousand strong, for service in British North America . To provide experienced personnel, Parliament passed
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#17327649557143172-424: Was active in China, Canada ( Wolseley expedition ), Afghanistan, India, Burma and South Africa. The regiment was deployed during the Second Boer War from the outset playing a key role in the first battle at Talana Hill . Two officers from the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross ; Lieutenant Frederick Roberts and Lieutenant Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies . Private Frederick Corbett also received
3233-399: Was also a member of the Court of the Goldsmiths' Company and later chairman of the British Hallmarking Council from 1998 to 2004; chairman of the Samuel Courtauld Trustees, associated with the Courtauld Institute of Art , from 1989 to 2005; and chairman of the Airey Neave Trust from 1990 to 2000. He lived at his 200-acre (0.81 km ) farm at Lighthorne in Warwickshire . He became
3294-417: Was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War.' Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire . In 1958, the regiment joined
3355-481: Was deployed to North Africa upon war's outbreak and saw action as part of the pivot group within the 7th Armoured Division at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941, the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942 and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 during the Western Desert Campaign . Rifleman John Beeley was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions during Operation Crusader in North Africa in late 1941. The battalion, now part of
3416-426: Was educated at Maidwell Hall prep school in Northamptonshire and Eton College . After national service from 1949 to 1951 as a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps , he read history and economics at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1951 to 1954 (where his grandfather, Sir Montagu Butler , had been Master). After graduating, he joined the Canadian Army for as a captain to serve as aide-de-camp to
3477-449: Was made to the battalion by King George V , then Prince of Wales, when, accompanied by Queen Mary , he distributed the prizes at the Guildhall in the City of London. The 1st Cadet Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps are the only cadet unit in the United Kingdom to have been granted such an honour and are permitted to wear the miniature 60th cap badge with the single battle honour, and call their cadets "riflemen". The 2nd Cadet Battalion,
3538-411: Was part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) that landed in France in May 1940. The battalion, which was part of the 30th Infantry Brigade , 1st Armoured Division, and now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Euan Miller , was lost in the defence of Calais , where the brigade slowed the German advance and enabled the Dunkirk evacuation to proceed. The battalion was reformed in the summer of 1940 under
3599-410: Was proposed by Jacques Prevost, a Swiss soldier and adventurer who was a friend of the Duke of Cumberland (the Duke was the King's third son and also Commander-in-Chief of the Forces ). Prevost recognised the need for soldiers who understood forest warfare, unlike the regulars who were brought to America in 1755 by General Edward Braddock . The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of
3660-412: Was raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the colonies against attack by the French and their indigenous allies. After Braddock's defeat in 1755, royal approval for a new regiment, as well as funds, were granted by parliament just before Christmas 1755 – hence the regiment's traditional birthday of Christmas Day. However, parliamentary delays meant that it
3721-412: Was the first time foreign officers were commissioned as British Army officers. In total, the regiment consisted of 101 officers, 240 non-commissioned officers and 4,160 enlisted men. The battalions were raised on Governors Island , New York. The regiment was renumbered the 60th (Royal American) Regiment in February 1757 when the 50th (Shirley's) and 51st (Pepperrell's) foot regiments were removed from
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