Henry Alleyne Lash

Henry Alleyne Lash
Born	8 Apr 1901 Calcutta, India
Died	13 May 1975 (aged 74) Hindhead, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1920–1948
Rank	Brigadier
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)	Joan Mary Moore

Brigadier Henry Alleyne Lash, OBE (8 April 1901 – 13 May 1975) was an officer in the British Indian Army.

Henry Lash was born in Calcutta, India, the son of Violet Maud (née Keely) and Reverend Nicholas Alleyne Lash. He was educated at Tonbridge and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

He was commissioned as a Second lieutenant onto the Unattached List of the Indian Army on 24 December 1920, joining the Indian establishment on 4 March 1921. On 7 March 1921 he was attached for his probationary year to the 3rd battalion Worcester Regiment. He joined the Indian Army and was posted to the 4th Battalion, 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles on the 7 March 1922. This unit later became the 4th Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles after the 1922 reforms. He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 March 1923.

He saw action in Waziristan during 1923-24 and was Mentioned in Despatches. He transferred to the 3rd Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles on 6 April 1925. Between 1 June 1926 and 14 October 1928 he served as an Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Madras.

On 30 April 1928, Henry Lash, a Protestant, married Joan Mary Moore, an Irish Catholic, daughter of P. L. Moore, C.I.E., I.C.S. They had four children: novelist and painter Jennifer Lash, Roman Catholic theologian Nicholas Lash, Eastern Orthodox Archimandrite and Greek scholar Christopher (in religion Ephrem], and Devon based artist, Susannah Lash. Through his daughter Jennifer, Henry Lash is the grandfather of actor Ralph Fiennes, actor Joseph Fiennes, film maker Martha Fiennes, film maker Sophie Fiennes, and composer Magnus Fiennes.

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