Individual Details
Sir Oswald Joseph Hornby Birley Kt Bach
(31 Mar 1880 - 6 May 1952)
Burke's: "...Kt. Bach, (1949), M.C., Capt. late Royal Fus., Artist, Vice-Pres. Royal Soc. of
Portrait Painters (Charleston Manor, West Dean, Seaford, Sussex; 62 Wellington Road, [London,] N.W.8; Turf and Buck's Clubs)...educ. Harrow, and Trin. Coll. Camb."
Pedigree: "M.C., R.O.I., Artist. ... Studied in Dresden and Paris. Medalist, Paris Salon; Royal Portrait Society; and National Portrait Society; Modern Society of Portrait Painters; International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Mirror Portrait bought for Edmind Davis Collection, Musee de Luxembourg, 1915. Served in 10th Royal Fusilliers, Aug. 1914-June 1915. Captain, 1916, in France with Intelligence Corps 1916-1919."
Cambridge: "Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 25, 1898. S. of Hugh Francis, of The Mount, St Asaph, Flints. B. Mar. 31, 1880, at Auckland, New Zealand. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1898. Artist; studied in Dresden, Florence and Paris. Medallist Paris Salon. Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters; of the Modern Society of Portrait Painters and of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Served in the Great War (enlisted 10th Batt., Royal Fusiliers, Aug. 1914; 2nd Lieut., 1914; Capt., 1916; with the Intelligence Corps in France, 1916-19; specialised in model maps of the front and aeroplane photos; M.C., 1917). His works include portrait of the first Earl of Birkenhead in the National Gallery; of King George V and Queen Mary for Windsor Castle; portraits of the Marquess of Reading, Lord Irwin and the Marquess of Willingdon in the Viceroy's House, New Delhi. Of 62, Wellington Road, London, N.W. 8, in 1938. Married and had issue."
M.C., R.O.I., ARTIST. educated HARROW AND TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. STUDIED IN DRESDEN AND PARIS MEDALIST, PARIS SALON; ROYAL PORTRAIT SOCIETY; MADERN SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS;INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS; PAINTER AND GRAVERS. MIRROR PORTRAIT BOUGHT FOR EDMUND DAVIS COLLECTION, MUSEE DE LUQIMBOUR, 1915. SERVED IN 10TH ROYAL FUSILLIERS, AUG 1914-JUNE 1915.
CAPTAIN, 1916, IN FRANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE CORPS 1916-1919
ADDRESS, 62 WELLINGTON TOAD, LONDON, N.W.8
Portrait Painters (Charleston Manor, West Dean, Seaford, Sussex; 62 Wellington Road, [London,] N.W.8; Turf and Buck's Clubs)...educ. Harrow, and Trin. Coll. Camb."
Pedigree: "M.C., R.O.I., Artist. ... Studied in Dresden and Paris. Medalist, Paris Salon; Royal Portrait Society; and National Portrait Society; Modern Society of Portrait Painters; International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Mirror Portrait bought for Edmind Davis Collection, Musee de Luxembourg, 1915. Served in 10th Royal Fusilliers, Aug. 1914-June 1915. Captain, 1916, in France with Intelligence Corps 1916-1919."
Cambridge: "Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 25, 1898. S. of Hugh Francis, of The Mount, St Asaph, Flints. B. Mar. 31, 1880, at Auckland, New Zealand. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1898. Artist; studied in Dresden, Florence and Paris. Medallist Paris Salon. Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters; of the Modern Society of Portrait Painters and of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. Served in the Great War (enlisted 10th Batt., Royal Fusiliers, Aug. 1914; 2nd Lieut., 1914; Capt., 1916; with the Intelligence Corps in France, 1916-19; specialised in model maps of the front and aeroplane photos; M.C., 1917). His works include portrait of the first Earl of Birkenhead in the National Gallery; of King George V and Queen Mary for Windsor Castle; portraits of the Marquess of Reading, Lord Irwin and the Marquess of Willingdon in the Viceroy's House, New Delhi. Of 62, Wellington Road, London, N.W. 8, in 1938. Married and had issue."
M.C., R.O.I., ARTIST. educated HARROW AND TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. STUDIED IN DRESDEN AND PARIS MEDALIST, PARIS SALON; ROYAL PORTRAIT SOCIETY; MADERN SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS;INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS; PAINTER AND GRAVERS. MIRROR PORTRAIT BOUGHT FOR EDMUND DAVIS COLLECTION, MUSEE DE LUQIMBOUR, 1915. SERVED IN 10TH ROYAL FUSILLIERS, AUG 1914-JUNE 1915.
CAPTAIN, 1916, IN FRANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE CORPS 1916-1919
ADDRESS, 62 WELLINGTON TOAD, LONDON, N.W.8
Events
| Birth | 31 Mar 1880 | Auckland, New Zealand |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Sep 1921 | Of Kilnock, Tullow, Carlow, Ireland - Rhoda Vava Mary Pike | |||
| Death | 6 May 1952 | West Sussex, England | |||
| Alt name | Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley |
Families
| Spouse | Rhoda Vava Mary Pike (1898 - 1980) |
| Child | Maxine Birley (1922 - 2009) |
| Child | Marcus Lecky Oswald Hornby Birley (1930 - 2007) |
| Father | Hugh Francis Birley J. P. (1855 - 1916) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Corquodale Mc (1855 - 1928) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Corquodale Mc (1855 - 1928) |
Endnotes
1. GEDCOM file submitted by Marjorie Birley, birley@mts.net. Created on 13 MAY 2007. Imported on 14 May 2007..