Oswald Borrett

Lieutenant-General Sir Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, (4 March 1878 – 28 July 1950) was a British Army officer who served as Commander of British Troops in China and Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

Early life and family Borrett was born in Gibraltar, the fifth son of Major General Herbert Cuthbert Borrett. He was educated at Wellington College and Royal Military College Sandhurst.

In 1903, he married Blanche Mary Murray, daughter of Colonel Alexander Murray.

Military career Borrett was commissioned into the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) as a second lieutenant on 7 May 1898.

He served in the Second Boer War as a special service officer, was promoted to lieutenant on 5 February 1900, and to captain from supernumery captain on 12 August 1902.

After the end of the war in South Africa, he returned to a regular posting with his regiment in August 1902. He then became Adjutant in the Indian Volunteers in 1911.

He also became Lieutenant of the Tower of London in April 1936 (until 1939) and Aide-de-camp to the King

Borrett Road in Mid-Levels in Hong Kong is named after him.