Charles Augustus Henry Lutyens

Captain Charles Augustus Henry Lutyens (January 1829 – 19 May 1915) was an English soldier and painter.

[1] Following the family tradition, Lutyens entered military service and rose to the rank of captain in the 20th Regiment (afterwards the Lancashire Fusiliers).

At the age of thirty, he forsook the Army for the world of art, in order to indulge his great love and acknowledged gift for painting.

Whilst on that island he invented the stadiometer, which was the first range-finder used in the British Army, and which was only superseded shortly before his death.

His travels included a tour of the States before slavery was abolished, and he saw men and women sold as slaves.

His friendship was greatly valued by those who moved in his circle, whilst his help and sympathy to those in lower stations of life were generous.

W. E. Lutyens, was the celebrated runner of the 1890s, and his record for the 1,000 yards still held good at the time of his father's death.