Name
Ernest Henry Montresor
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/09/1914
50
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Sussex Regiment
2nd Bn. (Commanding)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Mentioned in Despatches
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 20 Nov 1863 in Bengal son of Charles F. Montresor (Bengal Civil Service). Educated at Haileybury College 1877–80. Served in Egypt (Nile, 1884) and in India (Hazara, 1888); also in the South African War. He married Sarah Wilhelmina Killick on 21 Aug 1887 in Rumboldswyke, Sussex.
Wartime Service
Killed in action while accepting the surrender of 250 Germans who had waved a white flag. An enemy machine gun started firing indiscriminately on the British and German soldiers killing six officers and eleven other ranks from the 2nd Bn Royal Sussex.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
