Individual Details
Charles Henry Lyell
(1875 - 18 Oct 1918)
Events
| Birth | 1875 | ||||
| Baptism | 23 Jun 1875 | ||||
| Census | 1881 | South Cliff Durweston, Christchurch, Hampshire | |||
| Census | 1891 | 48 Eaton Square, Belgrave, London | |||
| Census | 1901 | Sevenoaks, Kent | |||
| Census | 1911 | 48 Eaton Square, Belgrave, London | |||
| Marriage | 18 May 1911 | Charlbury, Oxfordshire - Rosalind Margaret Watney | |||
| Military | 1918 | Royal Garrison Artillery |  | ||
| Medal | 1918 | 1915 Star, BWM & Victory | |||
| Death | 18 Oct 1918 | Washington, District of Columbia, USA | |||
| Burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Families
| Spouse | Rosalind Margaret Watney (1891 - 1957) |
| Child | Charles Antony Lyell (1913 - 1943) |
| Child | Margaret Laetitia Lyell (1912 - 1995) |
| Father | Sir Leonard Lyell Bt (1850 - 1926) |
| Mother | Mary Stirling (1845 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Mary Leonora "Nora" Lyell (1877 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Katharine "Nellie" Lyell (1878 - 1963) |
Notes
Military
Major, Royal Garrison Artillery; Assistant Military Attaché, British Embassy, Washington.Charles Lyell’s military career began in the Volunteer Rifle Corps—he served as a Second Lieutenant in 4th (Eton College) Volunteer Battalion, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry until he resigned his commission on 21 November 1894. Lyell was commissioned subsequently into The Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia) and promoted to Lieutenant on 1 August 1900. He served until 1908 when he transferred to the Reserve of Officers but continued his association with the volunteer forces as vice-chairman of the Forfarshire Territorial Association.
After war broke out, he was commissioned into the Highland (Fifeshire) Royal Garrison Artillery (Territorial Force) as a Captain on 16 September 1914. 1/1st Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Battery was originally part of 51st (Highland) Division but when the Division sailed for France, the Battery, equipped with four 4.7-inch guns, was transferred to IV Heavy Brigade.
Lyell was promoted to Major on 19 April 1915 and he commanded the Battery from its arrival in France on 4 May. In November 1916 he was badly burned on the face and hands following an accident on a gun line and was forced to relinquish his command; he was mentioned in despatches. In May 1917, he stood down as a Member of Parliament, having been appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.
Major the Hon. Charles Lyell was formally appointed as the Assistant Military Attaché in Washington DC on 22 December 1917, the day he sailed on the SS Baltic from Liverpool. He arrived in New York on 26 December, and took up his post on 2 January 1918.