{"product_id":"rare-edwardian-11th-hussars-officers-cloak-cape-to-c-h-g-mulholland-dso-obe","title":"Rare Edwardian 11th Hussars Officers Cloak \u0026 Cape To C H G Mulholland DSO OBE","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastic \u0026amp; Rare Edwardian 11th Hussars Officers Cloak \u0026amp; Cape To Charles Henry George Mulholland DSO OBE, later 3rd Baron Dunleith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge cloak with cherry coloured velvet collar and gilded Hussars chain at the neck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold coloured Cavalry ball buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptains Rank pips to the shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with an outer shoulder cape that buttons onto the cloak and then straps around the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shoulder cape or “pelerine” is a classic officer feature intended for weather protection while riding. They are rarely found together with the cloak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth beautifully lined in crimson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that both items together are very heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloak is named to Hon. L H G Mulholland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMakers label in the cloak for Stohwasser \u0026amp; Winter of London, who were elite military tailors to the cavalry regiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloak condition - generally very good, but the velvet collar is well worn and there are a number of moth trails and a small number of small holes across it but none very serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cape is in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Henry George Mulholland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned into the 11th Hussars as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePromoted Captain before or during the early stages of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServed with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium from 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeverely wounded on 31 October 1914, during the intense fighting around Ypres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMentioned in Despatches for wartime service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter recovering, he appears to have moved into staff work rather than returning to front-line cavalry command:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary Secretary to John French, 1st Earl of Ypres while French was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, from 1919–1921.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppointed OBE in the military division in the 1919 Birthday Honours while still a Captain in the 11th Hussars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater promoted to CBE in 1921, apparently for his Irish administrative service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetired from the army on medical grounds (“invalided”) in 1921.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe subsequently served as Military Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia between 1923 and 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe became (3rd Baron) Lord Dunleath in 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaks Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53760244056403,"sku":null,"price":675.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/3755\/7075\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b26e94a5-04a9-4e74-816a-47aa48b1041f.jpg?v=1778833510","url":"https:\/\/peaksmilitaria.com\/products\/rare-edwardian-11th-hussars-officers-cloak-cape-to-c-h-g-mulholland-dso-obe","provider":"Peaks Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}