Person Page - 36087

     Alice Sophia Wintle was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Edmund Wintle.² She married Lt.-Col. Alexander Leslie Scott Burrowes, son of Reverend Thomas Robert Fiennes Forth Burrowes and Amelia Wintle, on 24 October 1876.¹ She died on 9 May 1928.¹
     From 24 October 1876, her married name became Burrowes.¹

     Brigadier Alec Burrowes was born on 16 February 1884.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Alexander Leslie Scott Burrowes and Alice Sophia Wintle.² He married, firstly, Marie Ernestine Lucie MacCormac, daughter of John MacCormac, on 23 January 1907.¹ He and Marie Ernestine Lucie MacCormac were divorced in 1922.¹ He married, secondly, Victoria Marguerite Bosanquet, daughter of Edward Bernard Bosanquet, on 28 June 1922.² He died on 15 November 1956 at age 72.²
     He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He was with the Briisht Military Mission to General Denikin.¹ He was British Military Attache to the Hungarian Peace Delegation in 1920.¹ He gained the rank of Able Seaman in the Royal Navy.¹ He was with CRA, Hong Kong between 1935 and 1939.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was GSO(I) of the Coast Defense) and in charge of the 'Dover Project' between 1939 and 1941.¹ He retired from the military in 1941, with the rank of Brigadier, late of the Royal Garrison Artillery.¹

     John MacCormac lived at Wellington Place, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     Marie Ernestine Lucie MacCormac was the daughter of John MacCormac.² She married Brigadier Alec Burrowes, son of Lt.-Col. Alexander Leslie Scott Burrowes and Alice Sophia Wintle, on 23 January 1907.¹ She and Brigadier Alec Burrowes were divorced in 1922.¹ She died on 27 November 1952.¹
     From 23 January 1907, her married name became Burrowes.¹

     Colonel Terence Burrowes was born on 10 September 1909.¹ He was the son of Brigadier Alec Burrowes and Marie Ernestine Lucie MacCormac.² He married Denice Ellen Leslie Friend, daughter of Henry Leslie Friend, on 15 July 1935.¹ He died on 9 January 1982 at age 72 at Henley, Oxfordshire, England.³
     He was educated at Dover College, Dover, Kent, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was with KGO Bengal Sappers and Miners between 1932 and 1943.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier between 1933 and 1937, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He fought in the Second World War, with 7th Indian Division, 3rd British Division and RMonRE (Militia.)¹ He was an Instructor in 1944 at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He was Commander of the Royal Engineers, 18th GHQ Troops Engineers between 1945 and 1946 constructing high level replacement bridges across the Rhine.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1946 avec Palmes, Belgian.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1946.¹ He was with the Training Staff between 1946 and 1950 at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Commander of the Australian School of Military of Enineering between 1950 and 1952.¹ He was Commanding Officer of the 1st (Australian) Field Engineering Regiment between 1950 and 1952.¹ He was Commander of the 11th Engineering Group, Royal Engineers, BOAR between 1954 and 1957.¹ He was Military Attache to Vietnam and Cambodia between 1957 and 1959.¹ He was Officer in charge of the Royal Engineers Records between 1959 and 1962.¹ He retired from the military in 1962, with the rank of Colonel, late of the Royal Engineers.¹ He was lecturer in Maths at State Further Education Centres between 1962 and 1974.¹ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1970 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He lived in 1976 at 18 Hillside, Whitchurch on Thames, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Henry Leslie Friend lived at Binalong, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹

     Denice Ellen Leslie Friend is the daughter of Henry Leslie Friend.² She married Colonel Terence Burrowes, son of Brigadier Alec Burrowes and Marie Ernestine Lucie MacCormac, on 15 July 1935.¹
     From 15 July 1935, her married name became Burrowes.¹

     Frances Elizabeth Burrowes was born on 19 January 1939.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Terence Burrowes and Denice Ellen Leslie Friend.² She married John Robert le Gay Solly, son of Lt.-Col. Reginald John Nash Solly and Helen Barbara Northen, on 12 June 1965.¹ She died on 25 August 2019 at age 80 at Chichester, Sussex, England.³
     She was educated at Grenoble University, Grenoble, France^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Reginald John Nash Solly was born in 1900.² He married Helen Barbara Northen in 1931.² He died in 1975.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)³ He lived at Langton Old Rectory, Blandford, Dorset, England^G.¹

     John Robert le Gay Solly is the son of Lt.-Col. Reginald John Nash Solly and Helen Barbara Northen.^2,3 He married Frances Elizabeth Burrowes, daughter of Colonel Terence Burrowes and Denice Ellen Leslie Friend, on 12 June 1965.¹
     He lived in 1976 at 21 Swanston Field, Whitchurch on Thames, Berkshire, England^G.¹