Ivor Thord-Gray....again!
Slowly the picture of Ivor Thord-Gray begin to became clearer.
He arrived in South Africa 26th Dec 1895. First worked on a farm and 1896-97 as a guad on Robben Island.
Joined Cape Mounted Rifles 1897 and served to 1901. Corporal South African Constablury 1902-03. Thereafter Transvaal Civil Service.
Lt in Royston´s Horse 24th Apr 1906, prom Cpt 24th July 1906.
Service 1906-1920 see earlier post above.
He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force to Russia in Vancouver 24th Oct 1918 as LtCol with Dept of Transport & Information.
He was married five times. His 5th wife wich he married in 1933 was Winnifred Ingersoll. When she died in 1960 he donated 1 milj USD from the heritage after her to the American-Scandinavian foundation to be the Thord-Gray Memorial Fund.
On 8th Apr 1935 he became US MjGen and COS to the Governor of Florida.
I got a message that he also was a LtGen in Venezuela but has not got that confirmed from other sources.
Fil dr h c (PhD hon) Uppsala University 1960.
Pic: In Russian uniform 1933.
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