colonel sir april april british military officer modern diplomat served numerous posts countries including ambassador son tea sri_lanka began career royal_navy soon joined british_army fight trenches world war earned military crosses following appearance summer olympics spent years explorer prior appointed commander served world war embarked diplomatic career retirement published autobiography years prior death early life born april sri_lanka son local tea later director educated attended prior onset world war began conflict royal_navy having attained rank january promoted acting deserted post month later leave simon town engage trench warfare member south_africa earned battle july citation 2nd conspicuous gallantry devotion duty intelligence officer showed great skill initiative posting fine leadership good disposition largely contributed success operation received honour george united_kingdom august transferred days later posted 2nd battalion promoted lieutenant august returned september bar followed actions august fighting alongside citation april read south african force 2nd conspicuous gallantry 25th august manner personally handed lewis guns assisted beating hostile cavalry attacks example greatly inspired lewis gun sections russian regiment attached 26th july time officially physical training infantry gallantry eventually led earlier career boxing champion lightweight division service british army recruited captain british team modern summer olympics finished joint 14th field competitors olympic appearance continued military career transferring serve beginning november seasoned explorer participated british expedition expedition organized expedition explored desert traversed greenland promoted rank captain march served general staff officer grade july november promoted local major february culminated appointment commander later year promoted local lieutenant colonel october awarded majority january appointed officer order british empire king birthday honours ended november returned regimental duty substantive rank captain retired april begin career spent years district commissioner rejoined military following onset world war raise train command local lieutenant colonel commander led units helped restore emperor throne actions conflict recommended august received december mentioned despatches date world war service officially ended december honorary rank colonel conflict served diplomat countries including prior spending years resident adviser post held position development secretary appointed political agent equivalent ambassador post held promoted knight commander order british empire new year honours year presented later life following retirement went lecture tour united_states eventually settled asked oversee stable horses published autobiography received addition receiving bar appointed companion order michael queen birthday honours awarded george military medal palm died april age having married death british claimed greater impact cement ing relations british arabs
Hugh Boustead