Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway
| Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1880 Roundway Park Devizes |
| Died | 29 March 1944 (aged 63) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1900–1932 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | Imperial School of Instruction, Egypt 233rd Brigade 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards 131st (Surrey) Brigade Wiltshire Home Guard |
| Battles/wars |
2nd Boer War World War I |
| Other work | Exon, Yeomen of the Guard |
Brigadier-General Edward Murray Colston, 2nd Baron Roundway, CMG, DSO, MVO (31 December 1880 – 29 March 1944), was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and World War I.
Edward Colston was born on 31 December 1880 at Roundway Park, near Devizes in Wiltshire, the only son and heir of Charles Colston, later Member of Parliament for Thornbury, who was created Baron Roundway of Devizes in 1916. Edward Colston was educated at Eton College 1894–99.
Colston was an officer in the 4th (Militia) battalion of the Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment). He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 21 February 1900, and served with the 2nd Battalion in the Second Boer War 1901–02, during which he was wounded. He was promoted to captain in 1908.
During World War I Colston was in the Retreat from Mons, the Battle of the Marne and the fighting on the Aisne before he was wounded and invalided back to the UK. He was later awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in this period.
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