v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v 14th July 2022 • The HERALD • Page 67 You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm Christian Worship & Teaching 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome Everyone welcome to our Services SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA 24” high from £550 30” high from £675 (Prices inclusiveVAT) Installation anywhere in England andWales Memorials refurbished and inscriptions added Colours and full range of memorials available Yours Faithfully... SIR VICTOR ARTHUR WELLINGTON DRUMMOND, KCMG CB On the north side of the Churchyard stands a handsome memorial in the shape of a cross on a 3 tier plinth, dedicated to Sir Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond KCMG CB born 4th June 1833. He was the son of Andrew Robert Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Frederica Manners, who was the eldest surviving daughter of the h Duke of Rutland. Victor was the eighth of nine children, and was born at number 2, Bryanston Square, London, and baptised on the 7th of July 1833 at Bryanston Square St. Mary, Westminster, England. He had three sisters and ve brothers. Cadlands in Hampshire was the family seat, which would have been the original large old house which had 365 windows, one for each day of the year. is was demolished in 1950 for the expansion of the re nery. With eight siblings running around, it must have been a lively household despite the size of the house. Not being the eldest son, Victor’s choice of careers was limited. It was normal for younger sons of the aristocracy to either run a smaller subsidiary estate belonging to the family, or join the army or the clergy, or become a member of Parliament or remain a gentleman of leisure. As their inheritance will be a signi cantly less than the elder son, they were also expected to marry into a wealthy family. Victor was a pupil at e Rectory in Quedgeley in Gloucestershire, then went to Eton, then on to Oxford University. On leaving University he joined the British Diplomatic Corps. An amusing incident was recorded on the 8th December 1848 when a John Henry Allen was charged with stealing a tobacco pipe worth £2, the goods of Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond. No evidence was o ered and the perpetrator was found not guilty, at the Old Bailey in London. Presumably it was quite acceptable for young ‘gentlemen’ aged 15 to smoke a tobacco pipe! Victor had a very busy and varied career, and travelled extensively. Travel at that time in history was not always easy or comfortable. In 1873 he was part of the British Legation in Brazil. is would have meant a long ocean voyage probably followed by either an overland voyage by steam train or on horseback. Life may have seemed glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes work and conditions were o en hard. One would need to be able to absorb the local culture and etiquettes, be ‘diplomatic’ at all times and to always look smart. In 1877 Victor was moved to the post of First Secretary of the British Legation in Washington D.C. It was here, at the age of 49 years, in 1882, that he married Elizabeth Marshall Lamson, 16 years his junior, daughter of Charles Lamson. On 10th May 1882 they were sent to Europe, to the beautiful city of Vienna where he stayed in post for three years. He then became Minister Resident in Bavaria Wuttenburg, where he was Charge d’ A aires to King Otto of Bavaria. Technically Victor would have dealt, with Otto’s Uncle Leopold and his cousin Ludwig, who acted as Regent, due to Otto never ruling, allegedly su ering from a mental illness. He was Resident Minister to Munich and Stuttgart, plus throughout his career he held posts in Paris, Madrid, Athens, Panama, Rio de Janeiro, Saint Petersburgh. With so much travelling involved in his career he must have enjoyed very good health and have been very resourceful. Life was far more dangerous in those times, and travelling through many di erent countries he would have needed a knowledgeable entourage. Victor was a member of many clubs and widely known as a sportsman. He played polo, hunted and was a great friend with the Duke of Westminster. en in 1893 he was made Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) and ve years later he was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) Sir Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond died in Bavaria in 1907, and his remains were returned to England from Munich via Harwich and London to Southampton and wife’s sisters, Caroline, Malvina and Charlotte were also present at the funeral. Sadly they had already attended the funeral of a fourth sister. ey then had the added sadness of attending the funeral of their brother-in-law Sir Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond. Following the funeral of Sir Victor, the sisters, plus a young niece, Miss Edith Evans, had booked their return passage on a liner to return home to the United States. is ship was the RMS ‘Titanic’ leaving from Southampton on its maiden voyage. It was meant to be a happy occasion as many of their friends were on board, and a er having just attended two funerals, the ladies were no doubt looking forward to convivial times. On the night of the sinking of the Titanic, the three sisters and Miss Evans were on the boat deck following the collision, and two of the sisters became separated from their other sister and Miss Evans. Malvina and Charlotte were rescued in boat number two and eventually picked up by e Carpathia. e two sisters had rowed the boat all the time before being picked up. It is interesting to note that Malvina had paid £25 14s 10d for her ticket (£25.73p), but Charlotte had paid the princely sum of £51 9s 7d (£51.49p) for hers. Both were 1st Class passengers. Caroline (surname Brown) the third sister, and the niece, Miss Edith Evans were guided by the second o cer, TALES FROM THE GRAVEYARD OF ALL SAINT’S CHURCH, FAWLEY by Patricia Hedley-Goddard, Church Archivist for the ancient parish church of All Saints Fawley and some others were transferred to another boat. As they rowed from the Titanic they picked up all the men that they could and placed them in the lifeboat. e three sisters were able to disembark from the Titanic on 18th April 1912 where their husbands and children were waiting for them. e brave young Edith Evans went down with the Titanic. A huge memorial service was held in New York in her honour calling her the Heroine of the Titanic. Charles Lightoller who was guiding the women and children to boat number 4. is was a collapsible cra and very imsy. However, when they were about to embark, there was only one place le . Miss Evans stepped back and said to Caroline ‘You go rst, you have children waiting at home’. Caroline found that her seat in the lifeboat was leaking badly at the plug, and requested all the ladies to remove their stockings to plug up the hole. Eventually Caroline The grave of Sir Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond KC MC CB round to Fawley by road. He was laid to rest overnight in the church of All Saint’s Fawley and then was buried near the family burial ground. e funeral was conducted by the Reverend Gore-Browne, and was attended by many members of the Drummond family. ree of his
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