Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden
British Army general
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| Intro | British Army general | ||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Brigadier General Thomas Walter Brand 3rd Viscount Hampden | ||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Brigadier General Thomas Walter Brand 3rd Viscount Hampden | ||||||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||||||
| was | Athlete Polo player Military personnel Politician | ||||||||||
| Work field | Military Politics Sports | ||||||||||
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| Birth | 29 January 1869 | ||||||||||
| Death | 4 September 1958 (aged 89 years) | ||||||||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||||||||
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Biography
Brigadier General Thomas Walter Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden GCVO KCB CMG KStJ JP (29 January 1869 – 4 September 1958) was a British peer and soldier, the son of the 2nd Viscount Hampden.
Education
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Marriage and family
On 29 April 1899, he married Lady Katharine Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott (a daughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch) and they had eight children.
Military career
Brand served as an officer in the Hertfordshire Regiment, and as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion from February 1913. Following the outbreak of the First World War, the Hertfordshires were deployed to the Western Front and Brand remained in command until January 1915. Subsequently, he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to command the 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade at Gallipoli, the 6th Mounted Brigade with the Western Frontier Force and later the 185th (2/1st West Riding) Brigade at the Battle of Cambrai and the battles of 1918. Between 1935 and 1939, he was Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars.
Other interests
In 1899, he played in the first international polo match between England and Australia in Melbourne alongside George Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew.