COLONEL H. V. M. LANGTRY
COLONEL H. V. M. LANGTRY
Colonel Henry Vivian Montague Langtry, late Indian Army, who has died at Southampton at the age of 65, was commissioned at the age of 19. In 1895 he was appointed Assistant Commandant of the Burma Military Police, which was then chiefly occupied in maintaining the pacification of Upper Burma, effected some years after the annexation. In 1901 hc joined the civil administration as Assistant Commissioner, and in 1917 he rose to a Deputy Commissionership, carrying charge of a revenue district. His last seven years in Burma, ending in 1925, were spent as Adjutant of the Burma Military Police.
Colonel Henry Vivian Montague Langtry, late Indian Army, who has died at Southampton at the age of 65, was commissioned at the age of 19. In 1895 he was appointed Assistant Commandant of the Burma Military Police, which was then chiefly occupied in maintaining the pacification of Upper Burma, effected some years after the annexation. In 1901 hc joined the civil administration as Assistant Commissioner, and in 1917 he rose to a Deputy Commissionership, carrying charge of a revenue district. His last seven years in Burma, ending in 1925, were spent as Adjutant of the Burma Military Police.
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