Lt Col Hugh Le Messurier
Hugh Le Messurier joined The ‘Dukes’ on the last day of December in 1939. During the Second World War he served with the 1/7th Battalion in Iceland, and NW Europe. His other service whilst in the Regiment was in Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Korea, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and a stint in Bermuda. He was Mentioned in Despatches twice, in NW Europe and Kenya. Hugh ran the Catterick Training Centre from 1970 until finally retiring in 1985.
In 2016 Hugh was presented with the French Légion d’honneur, with the rank of Chevalier (Knight), at a ceremony in the Huddersfield Drill Hall.
See:- Huddersfield Examiner News Article of Lt Col Messurier being presented with his Légion d’honneur
Hugh’s funeral was held in Masham church, at 12:00hrs on the 4th of September.
Hugh’s Obituary is on page 36 of Issue 280, Spring 2016, of the Iron Duke Journal.