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'''Matthew William Kemble Connolly''' (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and [[list of malacologists|malacologist]]. |
'''Matthew William Kemble Connolly''' (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and [[list of malacologists|malacologist]]. |
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Connolly was born at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble.<ref>[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v159/n4042/abs/159531b0.html Obituary Major M Connolly Nature 159, 531-532 (19 April 1947)]</ref> He was educated at [[Haileybury College]] and went to [[RMA Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned into the [[King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on 7 November 1891.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26220|startpage=5780|date=6 November 1891|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> He was promoted [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 26 July 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27106|startpage=4897|date=8 August 1899|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> He was appointed [[adjutant]] of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire |
Connolly was born at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble.<ref>[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v159/n4042/abs/159531b0.html Obituary Major M Connolly Nature 159, 531-532 (19 April 1947)]</ref> He was educated at [[Haileybury College]] and went to [[RMA Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned into the [[King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on 7 November 1891.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26220|startpage=5780|date=6 November 1891|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> He was promoted [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 26 July 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27106|startpage=4897|date=8 August 1899|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> He was appointed [[adjutant]] of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]] on 23 April 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27190|startpage=2926|date=8 May 1900|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> and held that position until 23 April 1905,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27796|startpage=3603|date=19 May 1905|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> and returned to regimental duties on 6 May.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27797|startpage=3691|date=23 May 1905|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> From this point much of his service was in South Africa,<ref name=Obit>[http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/28/1/2 Proceedings of the Malacolgical Society Obituaries 1947]</ref> He was promoted [[major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 9 July 1910.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28398|startpage=5273|date=22 July 1910|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> |
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Regiment]] on 23 April 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27190|startpage=2926|date=8 May 1900|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> and held that position until 23 April 1905,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27796|startpage=3603|date=19 May 1905|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> and returned to regimental duties on 6 May.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27797|startpage=3691|date=23 May 1905|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> From this point much of his service was in South Africa,<ref name=Obit>[http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/28/1/2 Proceedings of the Malacolgical Society Obituaries 1947]</ref> He was promoted [[major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 9 July 1910.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28398|startpage=5273|date=22 July 1910|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> |
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While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field. He took up [[malacology]] and [[conchology]] seriously and became an authority on the land and freshwater [[mollusc]]s of Africa.<ref name=Obit/> On 11 December 1912 he went onto the [[half-pay]] list as a result of ill-health<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28673|startpage=9697|date=20 December 1912|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> arising from rheumatic fever.<ref name=Obit/> He retired from the army on 2 May 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28826|startpage=3556|date=1 May 1914|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> During [[World War I]] he was employed at the army record office. He became a friend of [[Edgar Albert Smith]] who was keeper of molluscs at the [[British Museum]] and who recognised his worth. In 1918 Connolly became an honorary scientific worker in the department at [[South Kensington]] and continued to work there until December 1946 in spite of increasing lameness. |
While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field. He took up [[malacology]] and [[conchology]] seriously and became an authority on the land and freshwater [[mollusc]]s of Africa.<ref name=Obit/> On 11 December 1912 he went onto the [[half-pay]] list as a result of ill-health<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28673|startpage=9697|date=20 December 1912|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> arising from rheumatic fever.<ref name=Obit/> He retired from the army on 2 May 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28826|startpage=3556|date=1 May 1914|accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> During [[World War I]] he was employed at the army record office. He became a friend of [[Edgar Albert Smith]] who was keeper of molluscs at the [[British Museum]] and who recognised his worth. In 1918 Connolly became an honorary scientific worker in the department at [[South Kensington]] and continued to work there until December 1946 in spite of increasing lameness. |
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Revision as of 14:35, 29 March 2010
Matthew William Kemble Connolly (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and malacologist.
Connolly was born at Bath, the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble.[1] He was educated at Haileybury College and went to RMA Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant on 7 November 1891.[2] He was promoted captain on 26 July 1899.[3] He was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 23 April 1900,[4] and held that position until 23 April 1905,[5] and returned to regimental duties on 6 May.[6] From this point much of his service was in South Africa,[7] He was promoted major on 9 July 1910.[8]
While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field. He took up malacology and conchology seriously and became an authority on the land and freshwater molluscs of Africa.[7] On 11 December 1912 he went onto the half-pay list as a result of ill-health[9] arising from rheumatic fever.[7] He retired from the army on 2 May 1914.[10] During World War I he was employed at the army record office. He became a friend of Edgar Albert Smith who was keeper of molluscs at the British Museum and who recognised his worth. In 1918 Connolly became an honorary scientific worker in the department at South Kensington and continued to work there until December 1946 in spite of increasing lameness.
Connolly published some fifty papers on molluscs between 1910 and 1945. He was a member of the Malacological Society from 1908 to 1938 and was president of the Conchological Society in 1930.[7] Connolly was also a connoiseur of wine and an expert on potted meats and wrote a highly regarded pamphlet on the subject.[11]
Connolly married Muriel Maud Vernon, daughter of Colonel Edward Vernon, J.P., D.L., of Clontarf Castle, Co. Dublin (1838-1913), whom he met while serving in Ireland. They lived at The Lock House, Deepcut, Surrey, although Connolly was based mostly in South Kensington. Their only son was the writer and critic Cyril Connolly.[12]
References
- ^ Obituary Major M Connolly Nature 159, 531-532 (19 April 1947)
- ^ "No. 26220". The London Gazette. 6 November 1891.
- ^ "No. 27106". The London Gazette. 8 August 1899.
- ^ "No. 27190". The London Gazette. 8 May 1900.
- ^ "No. 27796". The London Gazette. 19 May 1905.
- ^ "No. 27797". The London Gazette. 23 May 1905.
- ^ a b c d Proceedings of the Malacolgical Society Obituaries 1947
- ^ "No. 28398". The London Gazette. 22 July 1910.
- ^ "No. 28673". The London Gazette. 20 December 1912.
- ^ "No. 28826". The London Gazette. 1 May 1914.
- ^ Three Hundred Years of Food and Wine Catalogue 43 Janet Clarke
- ^ Jeremy Lewis Cyril Connolly: A Life Jonathan Cape 1997