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Rev. Greorge Lewis Pitt. Died Oct. 4th, 1901. Buried at Foxley. 

 Born at Malmesbury, Aug. 14th, 1853. Son of Eev. Charles Pitt, Vicar 

 of Malmesbury. Educated at Marlborough Grammar School. B.A., 

 Durham, 1877. Deacon, 1879; Priest, 1880 (Gloucs. and Bristol). 

 Curate of Two Mile End, Bristol, 1879—80; Kirk-by-Wiske (Yorks), 

 1881—2; Cirencester, 1882—88; Vicar of Acton Turville (Gloucs.) 

 1888—92; Kector of Foxley, 1892 until his death; and of Bremhilham 

 from 1893 until his death. Married a daughter of Thomas Miller, of 

 Mitcheldean, and leaves one child — a daughter. Much respected. 

 Obit, notice, Devizes Gazette, Oct. 10th, 1901. 



Rev. Lancelot Ridley. Died March 18th, 1902, aged 48. Buried 

 at Chute. Line. Coll., Oxon, B.A., 1876; M.A., 1880. Deacon, 1878; 

 Priest, 1879 (Sarum). Curate of St. Thomas's, Salisbury, 1878—85 ; 

 Vicar of Chute, 1885 until his death. 



Obit, notices, Devizes Gazette, March 27th ; Salisbury Diocesan 

 Gazette, April, 1902. 



Rev. William Henry Chamber laine. Died Feb. 15th, 



1902, aged 92. Buried at Keevil Cemetery. Born April 26th, 1810, at 

 Fareham, Hants. Second son of John Pooke, solicitor. Educated at 

 Midhurst and Wore. Coll., Oxon, B.A., 1835 1 ; M.A., 1837. Deacon, 

 1833; Priest, 1834 (Winchester). Curate of Fawley (Hants) ; Alresford 

 (Hants) ; Vicar of Keevil, 1839 until his death. During his long 

 incumbency Bulkington was constituted a separate parish, and the 

 Church there built. In 1847 he married the daughter of the Bev. G. T. 

 Chamberlaine, of Keevil, and in 1872 changed his name by royal license 

 from Pooke to Chamberlaine. He leaves two sons, W. H. C. Chamberlaine, 

 B.N. (retired), and the Kev. Edward Chamberlaine, Vicar of Maiden 

 Bradley. 



Obit, notice, Devizes Gazette, Feb. 27th, 1902. 



Major Clement Walker Heneage, V.C. Died Dec. 9th, 



1901, aged 70. Buried at Compton Basset. Born 1831, eldest son of 

 G. H. Walker Heneage, Esq., D.L., J.P., M.P., who died in 1875. 

 Joining the 8th Hussars, he went through the Crimean War, being 

 present at the Battles of the Alma and Tnkerman,at the siege of Sebastopol, 

 and the expedition to Kerch, as well as in the Balaclava Charge. He 

 served in India in 1858 — 9, and was present at Kotah, Chundaree, 

 Gwalior, Powree, Sindwaho, &c. At Gwalior he won, with three others, 

 the Victoria Cross in a charge by a squadron which he commanded, 

 which was characterised by his commanding officer as " the most brilliant 

 passage of arms during the whole campaign." In 1865 he married 

 Henrietta, third d. of H. Vivian, Esq., of Singleton, Glamorgan. He 

 succeeded to the Compton Basset estates on the death of his father. He 



1 So says Crockford ; Devizes Gazette says 1832. 



