Hugh Patrick Guarin Maule
Hugh Patrick Guarin Maule (12 May 1873 – 15 May 1940) was a British architect whose work included the Royal Veterinary College in London opened by George VI in 1937.Obituary, ''Major H.P.G. Maule'', The Times, 16 May 1940 Between 1919 and 1923 he was Chief Architect to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and also served as architect to the trustees of the Douglas Haig Memorial Homes for Ex-Soldiers. Early life Henry Patrick Guarin Maule was born on 12 May 1873 at Newnham on Severn in Gloucestershire.Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813–1913 He was the son of Augustus Henry Maule and Ellen Maule. Maule was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he was head boy,Tribute, ''Major H.P.G. Maule'', The Times, 18 May 1940. and later articled to the architectural practice of Robert William Edis, Colonel Sir Robert William Edis KBE CB. Career After a spell in private practice Maule was made Headmaster of the L ...
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Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 it has been awarded specifically for 'highly successful command and leadership during active operations', with all ranks being eligible. History Instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a royal warrant published in ''The London Gazette'' on 9 November, the first DSOs awarded were dated 25 November 1886. The order was established to reward individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only and typically awarded to officers ranked major (or equivalent) or higher, with awards to ranks below this usually for a high degree of gallantry, just short of deserving the Victoria Cross. Whilst normally given for service un ...
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