An Officer’s Western Front Distinguished Service Order recipient’s Great War Memorial Plaque awarded to Lieutenant Colonel H. Storr, 2nd Battalion, 4th Battalion and later 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment who saw service in the Boer War in South Africa with 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, being Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 29th December 1899. Having retired as a Major on 6th March 1912 he was recalled at the outbreak of the Great War commanding the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment on the Western Front from 2nd November 1914 until February 1915. After a short period in command of a training camp in the UK, he would return to France in November 1915 being appointed a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, and going on to receive the Distinguished Service Order in the London Gazette of 15th February 1917 as well as being Mentioned in Despatches four times during the Great War. Wounded on 13th March 1918 he died of Pneumonia on 15th August 1918.
Great War Memorial Plaque; (HENRY STORR)
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Henry Storr was born on 8th July 1875 at Brenchley, Kent, the eldest child of a wealthy agricultural merchant. He attended school at Harrow, entering in the second term of 1889 and leaving in the second term of 1893. Between 1894 and 1895 he attended Sandhurst before being commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment in the London Gazette of 27th September 1895, promoted Lieutenant on 27th August 1898. He would served at home from being commissioned until 25th September 1895 when he would travel to South Africa, serving there between 25th September 1895 until 7th April 1898, and then in the East India from 8th April 1898 until 24th June 1899.
On 25th June 1899, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment and would subsequently see service in South Africa during the Boer War being Mentioned in Despatches on 29th December 1899, was promoted to Captain on 25th May 1900 and Adjutant on 21st May 1901.
Subsequently returning to the UK, he would continue to serve, his next promotion being to Major on 10th February 1911, before retiring in the London Gazette on 6th March 1912. Upon the outbreak of the Great War he returned to command the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment from 2nd November 1914 to February 1915, being Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 17th February 1915. During the summer of 1915 he was in command of an Officer’s Training Camp at Fort Darland, Chatham, but returned to France in November of that year to command the 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment being appointed a Temporary Colonel on 18th November 1915. He would be mentioned in despatches three further times during the Great War, on 15th June 1916, 4th January 1917 and 25th May 1917. Storr would also receive the Distinguished Service Order in the London Gazette of 15th February 1917.
Storr was wounded in action on 13th March 1918 and later died of Pneumonia on 13th March 1918 and is now buried in the east part of Matfield (St. Luke) Churchyard, Brenchley, Kent. He is noted as the son of Henry and Marian Storr of Matfield Court, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Entitled to a Distinguished Service Order, Queen’s South Africa Medal with six clasps, Kings South Africa Medal with two clasps and a 1914 Star and bar trio.