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Captain Peter Egerton-Warburton
Late Coldstream Guards
by Major Sir Edward Crofton Bt
formerly Coldstream Guards
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Peter Egerton-Warburton was born at Tilston, Cheshire, on 17th January 1933, and died on 12th February, aged 92. He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards from RMA Sandhurst in January 1953 and spent his early days with the Guards Training Battalion at Pirbright, from where he went on to the required infantry courses at Hythe and Warminster.
Later that year, he joined the 1st Battalion at Victoria Barracks, Windsor, on their return from Middle East Land Forces and the Canal Zone. In 1954, the Battalion found the Escort for the Colour on the Queen’s Birthday Parade, for which Peter was the Ensign. In 1955, he was posted to the 2nd Battalion in Chelsea Barracks, where he remained on Public Duties until July 1956, when he was appointed Assistant Adjutant at Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School. It was there that he was one of the principal characters featured in a light-hearted and irreverent publication, Brasso, Blanco and Bull, written by a cadet, portraying various officers on the Staff. At the end of his time in this appointment, he attended the Equitation and Instructors Course at the RAVC Centre at Melton Mowbray, before, in April 1958, once again being posted to the 2nd Battalion, now in Wellington Barracks. In June 1959, the Battalion moved to Kenya by sea and via the Suez Canal. There he ran the Officers’ Mess until his departure in late 1960, to take up what was to be his final posting before leaving the Army, as Adjutant of Mons Officer Cadet School. In doing so, he enjoyed the rare privilege of having attended, in one form or another, all the officer training establishments in the British Army at the time.
On leaving in 1962, Peter went into Estate Agency, joining John D Wood & Co in London, where he rose to head the Country Department for many years, before branching out on his own at Egerton, a leading firm of Surveyors and Real Estate Agents in London. He also joined the Cheshire Yeomanry, where there was a strong family connection, which later became part of the Queen’s Own Yeomanry.
He was regarded as a good all-round soldier, who put others before himself. His fellow officers spoke of him as being hugely popular with all ranks, and he was often to be found in the Sergeants’ Mess! He was remembered as someone who loved a party, and this view was supported by many happy times spent at the Guards Boat Club. At Eton he had not only rowed but also boxed and this he went on to do also for the Army, retaining a lifelong passion for the sport and regularly tuning into televised bouts. Having been brought up in the countryside, he was an accomplished horseman and a stalwart member of the Tarporley Hunt, enjoyed the traditional field sports, and loved attending race meetings, particularly the White’s tent at Royal Ascot. He was a Life Member of White’s, where he was well liked by the staff, and I remember that whenever I saw him there, he was always very welcoming.
He was thrice married and had four children, Charles, James, and twins Christopher and Louisa. Our deepest sympathy goes to them and to his widow, Marya. |
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