Major Cyril Myles Ponsonby

1881 - 1915  (33 years)

• Name	Cyril Myles Ponsonby
  Prefix	Major
  Nickname	Myles
  Born	16 Nov 1881
  Died	28 Sep 1915	Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I01365	Eliots of Port Eliot
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward Ponsonby,   b. 01 Mar 1851, 36 Dover-street, London ,   d. 01 Dec 1920  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Blanche Vere Guest,   b. 25 Aug 1847,   d. 11 Oct 1919  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F00287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  • Grenadier Guards, Regimental History: During the last part of the advance Major Myles Ponsonby was hit while advancing with his men. Captain Thorne, the adjutant, remained with him, although they were only 25 yards from the Germans, tied up his wounds, and seeing how badly he was wounded, gave him morphia tablets. Early next morning Major Ponsonby died.