Sir Walter Barttelot, 2nd Baronet


Sir Walter George Barttelot, 2nd Baronet, was of the Barttelot Baronetcy and son of Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet.

Early life and military career

Barttelot was born on 11 April 1855, the first son of Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet and Harriet Musgrave. He was educated at Eton College and subsequently served for some years in the 5th Dragoon Guards, in which he attained the rank of captain, retiring in 1879.
In 1880, he was appointed captain of the 1st Devon Yeomanry Cavalry, and in 1886, captain and honorary major of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. He was appointed CB in the 1892 New Year Honours.
He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Sussex, the office of Justice of the Peace for Devon and was County Councillor for the Western Division of Sussex. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Barttelot, of Stopham, Sussex on 2 February 1893, after his father died of natural causes on the same day of his second wife's funeral.
Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Barttelot volunteered for service and in early March 1900 was granted the temporary rank of captain in the army while serving with the volunteer company in South Africa. He was killed in action on 23 July 1900 at Retief's Nek, Orange Free State in South Africa.

Family

Barttelot married Georgiana Mary Balfour, the only daughter of George Edmond Balfour and Marianna Jowitt of the Manor, Sidmouth, on 3 June 1879. He was survived by his wife and two sons.
Barttelot Road, in Horsham, West Sussex, takes its name from the family.