Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Vivian Montague Langtry (12 November 1869 22 August 1935) was a British military officer. Langtry was originally commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) battalion

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as a Second Lieutenant 21 January 1888, be promoted Lieutenant 26 October 1889. He was then commissioned into the regular battalions (1st or 2nd) of the

as a Second Lieutenant 4 February 1891. He first arrived in India 7 December 1891 and was appointed to the

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on 21 May 1892. He was first appointed as an assistant commandant, Burma Military Police, May 1895 to May 1900. On 30 July 1901 he was appointed to a civil position in Burma as an Assistant Commissioner, Burma Commission. Promoted to captain 30 July 1901. He was promoted to major 4 February 1909. Appointed to the Supernumary List 30 July 1911, after ten years in civil employment. In January 1917 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner 2nd grade Promoted to lieutenant colonel 4 February 1917 In March 1918 he was appointed Adjutant of the Burma Military Police. On 12 May 1925, after a long career, Langtry retired to

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, where he remained until his death in Southampton in 1935. His father was Col. Henry Langtry and mother Sofia Hailes, daughter of Captain Hailes of the 10th Bengal Cavalry.

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* London Gazette (Various dates) * Indian Army List (January 1908 & January 1919) * Obituary, The Times (London, England), Thursday, 26 September 1935; p. 6; Issue 47179. 1869 births 1935 deaths British Indian Army officers Queen's Royal Regiment officers British colonial police officers Indian Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Cheltenham British expatriates in British Burma {{England-mil-bio-stub

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