William Torquill Macleod Bolitho · Lt. · † 1915

Personal data

Name	Bolitho
Initials	W.T.M.
Christian name	William Torquill Macleod
Date and place of birth	Pendrea, Penzance; 13.11.1892
Family	Son of Lt. Col. W. E. T. Bolitho, D.S.O., and Mrs. Ethel G. Bolitho, of York House, Trevelloe, Penzance.

Information: Educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, and Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

Rank	Lt.
Regiment / Unit	19 (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
Date of death	24/05/1915
Cemetery / Memorial	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 5

Information 1: Served 2 years in the Royal Navy, as midshipman.
Information 2: Killed in action (near Chateau Hooge)
Information 3: Commemorated on plaque in St Gulval Church, Penwith, Cornwall
Information 4: Commemorated on the Bolitho Memorial Windows at St John the Baptist, Leusdon, Devon
Information 5: 'The Bolitho Lamp' - Exeter Branch. Endowed in Aug. 1920. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of W.T.M. Bolitho, Lt., 19th Royal Hussars. Chateau Hooge, 24.5.1915." (Donated by his father.)
Information 6: 'The Penzance Lamp' - Penzance Branch. Endowed on 3 Dec. 1928. First lit on 27.04.1929 at The Great Hall of Church House, Westminster by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of W.T.M. Bolitho, Lt., 19th Royal Hussars. Chateau Hooge, 24.5.1915; and of the Elder Brethren of Penzance" (Donated by his mother)