H. C. Wylly

He was educated at Henley Grammar School, Wimbledon School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before embarking on a career as an army officer when he was commissioned a lieutenant on 11 September 1878, serving first with the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot, which in 1881 was merged into the Sherwood Foresters, as the 2nd battalion (Derbyshire Regiment).

[3] Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War, the 1st battalion of his regiment had embarked for South Africa in November 1899.

[4] For services during the war, he was mentioned in despatches (dated 8 April 1902) and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the South Africa honours list published on 26 June 1902.

[5][6] The battalion stayed in South Africa until after the war, then transferred on the SS Wakool to a new posting at Hong Kong in September 1902.

[7] From 1907 Wylly published works on military topics, including in 1908 a biography of Sir Joseph Thackwell.