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Chermside Herbert (31.07.1850 – 24.09.1929)
Born in the city of Wilton in Wiltshire in the family priest. His paternal grandfather was a military surgeon. He studied at Eton College, and then graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was a brilliant scientist with a remarkable memory and an experienced athlete who received prizes in swimming and rowing. In 1871, Chermidside and several other officers visited Paris during the Paris Commune and were accused of supporting the Communards, barely escaping execution. After serving in Ireland, he joined the expedition of Benjamin Lee Smith in the Arctic in 1873. On his return, Chermside served in Chatham, Portsmouth and Davenport in the coast guard mines. In the next 26 years, his service was associated with ambassadorial and military intelligence work in Turkey, Kurdistan, and Egypt. In 1899, Chermside was returned to Britain and assigned to serve in Ireland, but he was soon sent to South Africa to command the 14th brigade and the 3rd division in the Second Boer War. At the end of 1901, he resumed command in Ireland, but in January of the following year he was appointed the first governor of the state of Queensland, Australia. In 1904, Chermside retired.
He died in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, buried in the parish of St. Mary’s Church. An island off the north coast of the island of Northeastern Land, Svalbard. The coordinates are 80° 30'N 19° 57'E. A valley crossing the Chermside Island. The coordinates are 80° 30'N 19° 30'E. |
