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Bulmer de Sales La Terriere

1856 – 1925

British army officer

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Lived 1856 – 1925 (aged 69). Bulmer de Sales La Terriere was a British military officer.

Fenwick Bulmer de Sales La Terriere (1856–1925) was a Colonel of the British Army, Knight of the Order of the Medjidie, a member of the French nobility, and an author.

He was born at Alstone Lawn in Gloucestershire, educated at Eton College, Magdalen College, Oxford and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He claimed to be descended from the French aristocracy, namely the Comte de Sales de Saint Salvy.

In 1924, de Sales La Terriere's autobiography, Days that Are Gone, being the Recollections of some Seventy Years of the Life of a very ordinary Gentleman and his Friends in Three Reigns was published. The autobiography received favourable reviews in The Times shortly after its publication. De Sales La Terriere was a luminary of fashionable society at the time, although the Oscholars Library called his opinions of Oscar Wilde "conservative and rather naïve"

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Education
Eton College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Also known as
Fenwick Bulmer de Sales La Terriere, Fenwick Bulmer de Sales la Terrière, Colonel B. de Sales La Terriere

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bulmer de Sales La Terriere?

British army officer

When was Bulmer de Sales La Terriere born?

Bulmer de Sales La Terriere was born on 25 March 1856 in Cheltenham.

When did Bulmer de Sales La Terriere die?

Bulmer de Sales La Terriere died on 23 June 1925.

What was Bulmer de Sales La Terriere's occupation?

Bulmer de Sales La Terriere was a military officer.

What nationality was Bulmer de Sales La Terriere?

Bulmer de Sales La Terriere was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bulmer de Sales La Terriere

· Wikidata: Q4997114

· DBpedia: Bulmer de Sales La Terriere

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