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Robert Airey
Robert Berkeley Airey (21 September 1874 – 23 June 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army. The son of Robert Airey senior, he was born in September 1874 at Southminster, Essex. Airey was educated at Tonbridge School, before attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated from there as a second lieutenant into the South Wales Borderers in March 1895. He transferred to the Army Service Corps (ASC) in January 1898, at which point he was also promoted to lieutenant, with a further promotion to captain following in January 1901. He saw active service in the Second Boer War in South Africa, from which he returned in September 1902. He was seconded for service with the Egyptian Army in November 1902, and stayed there until 1907. Airey was appointed to the Army Service Corps Training Establishment at Aldershot Garrison in September 1911, having made three appearances in first-class cricket the month before for Hampshire, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southminster
Southminster is a town and electoral ward on the Dengie Peninsula in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England. It lies about north of Burnham-on-Crouch and south-east of Maldon; it is approximately east-north-east of London. To the north is the River Blackwater, which is tidal, and, since Roman times, has been the gateway to trading in the area. History Southminster is in the centre of the Dengie peninsula, which once formed a hundred of the same name. A major horse market used to be held annually in the town. Southminster marshes were a favourite centre for hare coursing in Victorian times. Pandole Wood contains ancient earthworks believed to date from the Iron Age. The landscape surrounding the town, and elsewhere on the peninsula, is characterized by a pattern of strictly rectangular field boundaries, with evidence of a unit of measurement having been applied to the scheme as a whole. Middle Saxon administrations have been suggested as its origin, although t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
