About Eustace Balfour
Lived 1854 – 1911 (aged 56). Eustace Balfour was an English architect.
Colonel Eustace James Anthony Balfour (8 June 1854 – 14 February 1911) was a London-based Scottish architect. The brother of one British Prime Minister and nephew of another, In July 1899, as the Second Boer War loomed, Balfour offered to raise a thousand men to go and fight, but it was considered too early to begin that effort. On his resignation he was granted the honorary rank of colonel on 1 November 1902, with permission to wear the uniform of the corps in retirement.
At the end of December 1902, Balfour was awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration.
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Who was Eustace Balfour?
Scottish architect and officer in the Volunteer Force
When was Eustace Balfour born?
Eustace Balfour was born on 8 June 1854 in Whittingehame House.
When did Eustace Balfour die?
Eustace Balfour died on 14 February 1911 in Whittingehame House.
What was Eustace Balfour's occupation?
Eustace Balfour was an architect.
What nationality was Eustace Balfour?
Eustace Balfour was English.
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