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Maurice Gifford
Photo: British Army photo, ca. 1900, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons9

Maurice Gifford

British colonial Army officer (1859–1910)

Hon. Maurice Raymond Gifford CMG (5 May 1859 – 1 July 1910) was a British military officer.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Maurice Gifford (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 5, 1859, died Jul 1, 1910.1

Career

Occupation: sailor, military officer.4

  • Date not recordedBoard member, Bechuanaland Exploration Company3

Personal life

  • DiedJul 1, 1910, Ciudadela5
  • CitizenshipSouth Africa6
  • SpouseMarguerite Thorold married 18977

He married Marguerite Thorold, the daughter of Captain Thorold of Boothby Pagnell, on 21 September 1897. Among the presents that Gifford gave to his wife at the wedding was the bullet that cost him his arm. He set it in Matabele gold and arranged it so that the yellow metal formed a double-headed serpent. He lived at Boothby Hall.

On 1 July 1910, while undergoing a rest cure for nervous breakdown, Gifford met his death from a fire caused by his clothes being set alight by a cigarette. He had been cleaning his clothing with petrol just before the incident.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maurice Gifford (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • Date not recordedBritish South Africa Company Medal8
  • Date not recordedCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George8
  • Date not recordedQueen's South Africa Medal8

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