sir august september politician lawyer soldier held senior ministerial positions government notably minister air second world war guest born cape colony grandfather moved family leaving england printing business generations saw active service second boer war enlisting despite world war injured france legal career began wars won case sir time premier invited partner firm known return world war guest took responsibility salisbury practice elected member representing constituency charter held cabinet minister government appointed minister june second world war guest minister air administered war minister defence minister finance leader house elections stood held seat retirement office married daughters twin sons killed action second world war death high_court parliament paid public tributes continuing legacy evident project went ahead active support early life born cape colony modern south_africa province august guest grandfather moved family south_africa england involved printing business generations grandfather appointed manager printed published family resided father moved buying local newspaper printing business military career second boer war outbreak second boer war guest minimum age enlisting managed join city volunteers regiment father served task guarding bridge railway line took opportunity joining light horse attached recruiting volunteers ride shoot early brigade advance way relief guest got food poisoning returned recovering joined guided officers persuaded surrender strong british force following close soon retook town guest captured sent prisoners executed managed escape travelled satisfying authorities actually taken prisoner surrendered voluntarily returned depot unit disbanded discharged guest joined enlisting january given rank sergeant chasing boer success recommended commission posted colonel decided guest young lead force composed miners considerably older returning guest learned recruiting experienced officers went accepted unit served end war rifles mobile force function round boer detachments execute earth policy destroying boer farm buildings crops women children concentration camps world war great_britain declared war germany august british_empire war administered territory took steps aid recruiting forces men paid england join number eligible recruits afford guest captain reserve officer awaiting organised private fund pay passages recruits arrived england enlisted captain later colonel elected member form platoon king guest summoned told stop recruiting administration decided raise regiment guest joined salisbury battalion 1st regiment rank lieutenant battalion sent south_africa assist suppressing rebellion opposed fighting britain deployed rebellion ended battalion sent reinforce south african troops south west africa campaign german south west_africa present day landed christmas morning contact enemy sent campaign came end battalion returned salisbury guest travelled england sought commission joining rank lieutenant september later promoted captain went battalion france posted division line sector occupied active sides carried fairly regularly long guest wounded fell victim irritating persistent skin complaint common trenches respond treatment evacuated england brief period hospital sent told fit return unit months contact guest added list officers available special employment selected undertake propaganda tour united_states delivering lectures approximately people total sent france promote benefits large number soldiers unsettled wished guest returned family spent war england members guest family served world war eldest brother lieutenant south west africa campaign regiment disbanded end campaign commissioned machine gun officer service killed action november battle checking advance vastly superior enemy force gun crew casualties handling gun killed guest younger brothers served elder duke later commissioned south african scottish served france long stay hospital declared unfit service remained england end war legal career admission start second boer war guest left school educational qualifications managed start legal career solicitor offered job drawing claims compensation farmers properties destroyed damaged british forces claims submitted guest father served committee ceased function suggested guest need obstacle family connection attend day boy passed duly applied supreme_court admission attorney accepted took oath offered post leading firm attorneys clause articles prohibited guest practising competition firm years permission guest acquainted recently practising informed guest solicitor wanted practice months away shooting trip guest application accepted return post asked report early july champion practice deputy sheriff consisted mainly debt collecting lending money doubtful high rate interest guest prepared petition admission counsel represent chief justice sir judge requirement apply admission cape colony admitted attorney days guest arrival young man arrived advocate began friendship endure rest hudson life legal profession active service world war years members cabinet hudson years minister justice chief justice office door appointed commanding officer contingent attend coronation king george june departure england offered guest management practice absence brother estate agent property transfers firm guest gained valuable experience especially number cases high_court magistrate court commissioner guest came sir senior partner case commissioner represented mining company gold claims guest client farm commissioner gave judgment favour guest instructed oppose registration following case initially irritated guest invited join firm salisbury guest january salisbury office opened passing away provided opportunity guest join firm partner firm known joined firm salisbury reverted died little time later return world war guest took salisbury practice sir charles returned politics early career world war guest involved municipal affairs served committee help returning soldiers adjust civilian life elected second term appointed deputy mayor best year acted mayor mayor absence united_states guest prominent citizens members advocating joining government referendum alternative option responsible government self governing colony britain right electorate returned vote proposition october premier guest opposite statesman impressed capabilities drew list like stand election death guest head guest stood charter representing elections despite constituency largely won seat defeating incumbent majority votes held charter elected unopposed elections stood won remaining retirement politics cabinet minister elections defeated guest key advocate accepting merger parties new appointed cabinet guest minister june february came portfolio responsibility ensuring generation electricity kept pace growing needs mining farming secondary industry guest constructing thermal power station kept running short money minister finance reluctant grant funds support electric scheme guest proposed source electric power provided money investigation guest arranged civil engineer named earlier surveyed route proposed railway knew country survey area select site power station submit report eventually guest appointed committee engineers examine proposal reported favourably recommend scheme proceeded immediately cabinet particularly impressed idea strongly criticised outbreak second world war caused project shelved war project revived joint scheme serve second world war special sitting parliament august determined stand great_britain event war break expected white population fit available active service decided create formation wiped colony future prosperity risk instead small groups distributed british_army navy air_force stated forces trained organised internal security defence defend british interests service outside borders empire air training scheme early air training scheme inaugurated near salisbury civilian flying school instructed pilots facilities later extended august squadron leader flight lieutenant raf oversee service training september direction air vice marshal later sir took recruits offer run flying school train personnel man squadrons duly accepted effectively ceased exist training course completed april squadrons squadrons royal_air_force bearing invited public submit design proposals squadrons preparations underway expand facilities training pilots january government announced creation completely separate defence guest appointed minister air post held march inaugurated administered second largest empire air training scheme beginning establishment units salisbury comprising preliminary advanced training school commonwealth countries enter empire air training scheme turn fully qualified pilots salisbury school opened air chief marshal sir followed established ground surface moved guinea elementary schools equipped service schools single engine twin engine gunners passed september bombing came mainly britain australia canada south_africa new_zealand usa yugoslavia greece france poland czechoslovakia kenya fiji malta total british trained war squadron squadron units posted kenya september undertake role army operation including reconnaissance air photography work dive bombing operations ground conducting artillery shoots april squadron renamed squadron royal_air_force took latin motto vanguard sky field september squadron relieved units months showed involved reconnaissance dive bombing pamphlet dropping start squadron equipped aircraft replaced army operation planes fighter squadron moved defeat italians seen active service kenya squadron involved summer took heavy casualties closing months inflicted withdrawn february months squadron crest presented air chief marshal sir march squadron squadron raf formed october majority squadron exception commanding officer equipped fighter squadron took motto word skies went action june june squadron led stationed near duties included patrolling escorting convoys offensive sweeps northern france belgian dutch coasts escorting bombing raids france rhine january squadron received later month moved squadron squadron raf stationed south lincoln renamed squadron september took motto king bomber squadron equipped took raids berlin targets laying sea traffic lanes september squadron received type lancaster bomber squadron raf receive new aircraft visit squadron december guest meredith taken flight new plane order given december cease operations march lancaster active service battle mission entire raf squadron given key targets bomb april squadron alongside squadron bombed man diesel engine factory produced half german boats engines ships tanks transport vehicles success cost planes crew squadron earned thanks prime minister squadron involved took aircraft attack cologne war guest leader house retired political office retained wartime role air minister experience form highly efficient air_force tackled problem young airmen returning civilian life training civilian duty helping young men complete academic education continued minister defence air june september chaired south african air transport council air traffic control establishment control centres salisbury communications future needs air transport southern africa time minister briefly minister finance september acted prime minister times absence acted ministers number occasions retired political office guest continued active public life example organising rhodes centenary exhibition family married daughter singapore couple met brought uncle daughters twin sons sons killed action second world war second daughter enlisted women soon outbreak second world war eventually promoted flight officer july posted cairo palestine married squadron leader raf remained cairo end war october commissioned pilot officer royal_air_force october eventually promoted flight lieutenant october initially posted squadron england flying anti submarine missions squadron west_africa transferred navigation instructor transferred england soon killed action fortnight later son born received mentions despatches awarded november twin brother turned rhodes scholarship oxford war broke enlisted england instead commissioned second lieutenant king june served campaign killed bayonet charge battle november honours guest appointed new year honours list public services especially inauguration empire air training scheme appointed visit april new years honours list granted right december retain title honourable having served years member recognised honorary degree doctor laws death sir died september age salisbury special sitting divisions high_court convened pay tribute guest september parliament motion moved november minister foreign affairs defence public services partner acting leader house legacy construction enormous value development led creation time largest lake africa south
Ernest Lucas Guest