Sir Lionel Charles Patrick Milman, 7th Baronet CMG (23 February 1877 – 2 November 1962) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer, first-class cricketer, and the seventh of the Milman baronets of Levaton-in-Woodland in the County of Devon.
Lionel Charles Patrick Milman | |
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| Born | 23 February 1877 Clonmel, Ireland |
| Died | 2 November 1962(1962-11-02) (aged 85) Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army British Indian Army (secondment) |
| Years of service | 1900–1922 |
| Rank | Brevet lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery Royal Army Ordnance Department |
| Commands held | Assistant Director (Ministry of Munitions) |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Born at Clonmel in County Tipperary, the third son of Sir Francis John Milman, 4th Baronet and his wife Katherine Grace Moore.[1][2] He was educated in England at Marlow, before going up to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1896.[1] After graduating in 1899, Milman followed his fathers footsteps and enlisted in the Royal Artillery with the rank of second lieutenant in September 1900.[3] He was seconded for duty in British India with the Hyderabad Contingent in November 1901.[4] While serving in British India, Milman made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Parsees in the 1901/02 Bombay Presidency Matches,[5] taking four wickets.[6] Returning to England and the Royal Artillery, he was made a lieutenant in October 1903.[7] He fell ill in 1905, enough to be placed on half-pay on account of his ill health.[8] By 1910 Milman was an officer in charge of cadets at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,[9] with his tenure in that role ending in January 1912.[10]
With the start of World War I, Milman was made a captain and given the responsibility of Ordanance Officer, 4th Class, in the Royal Army Ordnance Department.[11] By April 1915, he was made an Ordanance Officer, 3rd Class with the temporary rank of major.[12] He relinquished his temporary grading of Ordanance Officer in January 1916,[13] and in April 1916 he was seconded to the Minister of Munitions and given the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel while employed by the ministry,[14] which he became the assistant director of in June 1916.[15] Milman was made CMG in the 1917 New Year Honours.[16] He was made a temporary brigadier-general in January 1918.[17]
Shortly after the end of the war, Milman was made a brevet lieutenant colonel in December 1918,[18] and he was placed on the reserve list in March 1922.[19] By 1932 he had reached the age limit for liability to recall and was placed on the retired list.[20]
He married in 1911 Marjorie Aletta Clark-Kennedy, daughter of Colonel Arthur Harry Clark-Kennedy, with whom he had three sons and a daughter.[2] He succeeded his brother Sir William Ernest Milman, 6th Baronet as the seventh baronet on 30 August 1962.[2] However, he only held this title for 64 days prior to his death on 2 November 1962 at Wimbledon.[2] He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Dermot Milman, 8th Baronet,[2] who also played first-class cricket. His uncle, George Milman, was also a first-class cricketer.[citation needed]
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by William Milman |
Baronet (of Levaton-in-Woodland) 1962 |
Succeeded by |