Thom's Irish Who's Who/Davidson-Houston, Lieut.-Col. Wilfred B.

DAVIDSON-HOUSTON, Lieut.-Col. Wilfred B., C.M.G., 1911; Administrator of St. Lucia, B.W.I., since 1918; b. 1870; second son of late Rev. B. C. Davidson-Houston, M.A., of Co. Cork and Dublin; Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant; m. Annie H., only dau. of late E. Langley Hunt, of County Limerick; two sons. Educ.: Corrig School, Ireland; St. Edward's, Oxford. 2nd Lieut., 5th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1887; Lieut., 1889; Captain, 1892; Major, 1902; Lieut.-Col., 1906; Lieut-Col., Reserve of Officers, 1918; British South Africa Company Police, and Assistant Commissioner Mashonaland, 1890-92; Assistant Inspector Gold Coast Hausas, 1894; Capt. West African Frontier Force, 1898; Attabubu Expedition, 1894; Special Service, Kwahu, 1894-95; Ashanti Expedition, 1895-96. Commanded Advanced Guard (despatches, star); Special Mission to Samory and N.W. Ashanti, 1896; with Hausa Detachment Jubilee Celebrations, 1897 (medal); Operations N.T. Gold Coast, 1897-98 (medal and clasp); Acting Resident, Ashanti, 1899-1900; Ashanti Campaign, 1900 (medal and clasp); South African Campaign, 1901-2, Staff Officer (Queen's medal and Five clasps): Staff Officer Colonial Coronation Contingent, 1911 (medal); Commissioner, Ashanti, 1902; Acting Chief Commissioner of Ashanti, 1903-4-5; Commissioner of Montserrat B.W.I., 1906; Delegate to Imperial Education Conference, London, 1911; Canada-West Indies Reciprocity Conference, Ottawa, 1912; International Road Congress, London, 1913; and to Imperial Motor Transport Conference, London, 1913; D.A.Q.M.G. Central Force, 1915; Eastern Command, 1916; Headquarters, 1st Army. B.E.F., 1917; Deputy Controller of Labour, France, 1918. Victory and General Service medals. Recns.: Lansdowne R.F.C. Cup Team, 1888-9; Pembroke C.C, and Curragh Brigade XI., 1887-90. Address: Government House, St. Lucia, B.W.I.; 5 Palmer Street, London, S.W. 1. Clubs: St. James's, Royal Automobile, Royal Aero; Kildare Street, Dublin.