Henry de Bury
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Henry Robert Visart de Bury et de Bocarmé C.B.E. was an officer, member of the Belgian nobility
, academic, and Director of Canadian Ordnance Services, France. He was born in Constance, Germany, June 11, 1872. He was the eldest son and heir of Count Robert Visart de Bury et de Bocarmé, a Belgian nobleman of high rank and the representative descendant of a distinguished family. The estates in Bury, municipality of Péruwelz
, Hainaut (province), Wallonia, Belgium and the title to count were granted to Colonel Francis Visart by the Empress Maria-Theresa in 1750. He was a career officer of the British and Canadian armies.
, Kingston, Ontario
Canada, class of 1892, student #268 where he later taught from 1905 to 1910.
, 1912-16. He entered the Royal Regiment of Artillery, in 1892. He was promoted to Captain in 1900. He was Garrison Adjutant in St. Lucia from 1902-05. He was Professor of Mathematics at The Royal Military College of Canada
in Kingston, Ontario
from 1905-10. At the time of his father's death in 1910, he had recently gazetted a brevet major. On November 19, 1910, he received Royal License to use the title to Count in the British Realms. King George V
granted the application for Royal Licence for the use of a Foreign title, Count de Bury, which was "limited to grantee and heirs male of his body in succession upon whom the title should descend". An Austrian title granted by Maria Theresa in 1753 and confirmed by the King of Holland in 1822.
He retired from the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1911. He joined the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in 1911. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a Canadian Field Artillery Brigade, Expeditionary Force during the First World War, and later became director of Canadian ordnance service in France during the First World War. He served as Director of Dominion Arsenals from 1920 to 1936. In 1936, he retired as a Colonel. He rejoined the army in 1940 and served as district ordinance officer for the duration of the Second World War and retired in 1946. He was awarded a C.B.E.. He was elected president of Royal Military College Club of Canada in 1913.
, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
Count Robert Visart deBury, of Bury in Péruwelz, Belgium and St. John, New Brunswick, a civil engineer, studied at the Episcopal College of Mecheln, in Belgium, at the University of Zurich
and at the Polytechnic School of Stuttgart in Württemberg. He was employed as a civil engineer by the Orléans Railway Company and by the Government of Württemberg in the survey of the Black Forest Railway. He married Miss Simonds of St. John, New Brunswick. The couple came to New Brunswick
in 1873, and lived in Portland, New Brunswick and Bury, Belgium. He served as Belgium Consul for the Province of New Brunswick and Consular Agent for France at St. John. He served as a member of the Town Council of Portland.
Whitehall, November 19, 1910.
"The KING has been pleased to give and grant unto Henry Robert Visart de Bury, Esquire, Captain in His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Artillery, eldest son and heir of Robert Gonzalès Dieudonné Ferdinand Visart, Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, who was eldest surviving son and heir of Alfred Julien Gabriel Hippolyte Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, who was eldest son of Marie Philippe Joseph Julien Visart Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé sometime Governor of the Island of Java, son of Marie Dieudonné Louis Joseph Gustave Visart, Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, son of Louis François Visart Count de Bury and de Bocarmé all deceased, His Royal Licence and Authority that he and the heirs male of his body in succession (being respectively subjects of His Majesty's Realms) upon whom the title of Count de Bury and de Bocarmé shall descend may bear and
use the said title of Count in this Country in the manner declared in the Letters Patent
or Diploma granted by Her Majesty the Empress Maria Thérèse to the said Louis François Visart and bearing date the fifth day of September, One thousand seven hundred and fifty-three.
And to Command that the said Royal concession and especial mark of Royal favour together with the said Letters Patent or Diploma be registered in the College of Arms."
Colonel
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Count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Henry Robert Visart de Bury et de Bocarmé C.B.E. was an officer, member of the Belgian nobility
Belgian nobility
In the Kingdom of Belgium there are at the moment approximately 1,300 noble families. Some 20,000 individuals are titled. The noble lineage of only ca. 400 families dates back to the 17th century. As Belgium is a democratic constitutional monarchy there are no legal privileges attached to bearing a...
, academic, and Director of Canadian Ordnance Services, France. He was born in Constance, Germany, June 11, 1872. He was the eldest son and heir of Count Robert Visart de Bury et de Bocarmé, a Belgian nobleman of high rank and the representative descendant of a distinguished family. The estates in Bury, municipality of Péruwelz
Péruwelz
Péruwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Péruwelz had a total population of 16,843. The total area is 60.56 km² which gives a population density of 278 inhabitants per km²....
, Hainaut (province), Wallonia, Belgium and the title to count were granted to Colonel Francis Visart by the Empress Maria-Theresa in 1750. He was a career officer of the British and Canadian armies.
Education
He was educated in Stoneyhurst, England. He studied at the Royal Military College of CanadaRoyal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...
, Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
Canada, class of 1892, student #268 where he later taught from 1905 to 1910.
Family
He and his wife Agnes Mary Robertson, had two daughters Valérie and Joan. The couple lived in Artillery Park, Quebec, QuebecMilitary service
He was Aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant Governor of ManitobaLieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is the viceregal representative in Manitoba of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
, 1912-16. He entered the Royal Regiment of Artillery, in 1892. He was promoted to Captain in 1900. He was Garrison Adjutant in St. Lucia from 1902-05. He was Professor of Mathematics at The Royal Military College of Canada
Royal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...
in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
from 1905-10. At the time of his father's death in 1910, he had recently gazetted a brevet major. On November 19, 1910, he received Royal License to use the title to Count in the British Realms. King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
granted the application for Royal Licence for the use of a Foreign title, Count de Bury, which was "limited to grantee and heirs male of his body in succession upon whom the title should descend". An Austrian title granted by Maria Theresa in 1753 and confirmed by the King of Holland in 1822.
He retired from the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1911. He joined the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in 1911. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a Canadian Field Artillery Brigade, Expeditionary Force during the First World War, and later became director of Canadian ordnance service in France during the First World War. He served as Director of Dominion Arsenals from 1920 to 1936. In 1936, he retired as a Colonel. He rejoined the army in 1940 and served as district ordinance officer for the duration of the Second World War and retired in 1946. He was awarded a C.B.E.. He was elected president of Royal Military College Club of Canada in 1913.
Family
On 5 September 1753 the Empress Maria Theresa granted Colonel Francis Visart de Soleilleval, lord of Bitremont and Bury, with the title of Count in recognition of his services in the wars of that time. The title has remained in the family ever since the middle of the eighteenth century. The Bury estates are in the municipality of PéruwelzPéruwelz
Péruwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Péruwelz had a total population of 16,843. The total area is 60.56 km² which gives a population density of 278 inhabitants per km²....
, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
Count Robert Visart deBury, of Bury in Péruwelz, Belgium and St. John, New Brunswick, a civil engineer, studied at the Episcopal College of Mecheln, in Belgium, at the University of Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
and at the Polytechnic School of Stuttgart in Württemberg. He was employed as a civil engineer by the Orléans Railway Company and by the Government of Württemberg in the survey of the Black Forest Railway. He married Miss Simonds of St. John, New Brunswick. The couple came to New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
in 1873, and lived in Portland, New Brunswick and Bury, Belgium. He served as Belgium Consul for the Province of New Brunswick and Consular Agent for France at St. John. He served as a member of the Town Council of Portland.
Whitehall, November 19, 1910.
"The KING has been pleased to give and grant unto Henry Robert Visart de Bury, Esquire, Captain in His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Artillery, eldest son and heir of Robert Gonzalès Dieudonné Ferdinand Visart, Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, who was eldest surviving son and heir of Alfred Julien Gabriel Hippolyte Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, who was eldest son of Marie Philippe Joseph Julien Visart Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé sometime Governor of the Island of Java, son of Marie Dieudonné Louis Joseph Gustave Visart, Count Visart de Bury and de Bocarmé, son of Louis François Visart Count de Bury and de Bocarmé all deceased, His Royal Licence and Authority that he and the heirs male of his body in succession (being respectively subjects of His Majesty's Realms) upon whom the title of Count de Bury and de Bocarmé shall descend may bear and
use the said title of Count in this Country in the manner declared in the Letters Patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
or Diploma granted by Her Majesty the Empress Maria Thérèse to the said Louis François Visart and bearing date the fifth day of September, One thousand seven hundred and fifty-three.
And to Command that the said Royal concession and especial mark of Royal favour together with the said Letters Patent or Diploma be registered in the College of Arms."
Books
- 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto PressUniversity of Toronto PressUniversity of Toronto Press is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. Founded in 1901, UTP has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print....
, 1969. - H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
- H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
- H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984