Percy Thuillier Westmorland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Thuillier Westmorland

British military officer

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1863

Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1929

Profession: military leader

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Thuillier Westmorland (25 July 1863 – 4 June 1929) commanded the 10th Battalion, London Regiment, and the 151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade during World War I.
For his dedication to service during his army career he was three times mentioned in despatches and made CMG and DSO.After the war, Westmorland retired from the army and went into business with Sir Henry Lunn, one of the founders of Lunn Poly, and became a director of the Palace Hotel and Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Mürren, and the Palace Hotel, Montana.Westmorland's maternal grandfather was Sir Henry Thuillier who served as Surveyor General of India.
His brother in law was Brigadier-General Clifton Inglis Stockwell, the British officer who initiated the 1914 Christmas truce football match at Frelinghien with Baron Maximilian von Sinner.