William Weymouth van Someren DSO (17 September 1876 – 16 June 1939) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Weymouth van Someren | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1876 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1939 (aged 62) British India | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1910/11 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the barrister Godlieb van Someren, he was born in British India at Madras in September 1876. He was educated in England at Clifton College,[1] before attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated from there in August 1896 as a second lieutenant, with a view to his appointment to the British Indian Army (BIA).[2] Shortly after his appointment to the BIA with the 36th Sikhs,[3] van Someren transferred to the 45th Rattray's Sikhs and served with them in the Tirah campaign, where he was present at several of the campaigns engagements.[4] He was made a Companion to the Distinguished Service Order for his actions during the campaign.[5] Following the campaign, he was promoted to lieutenant in July 1899,[6] with promotion to captain following in August 1905.[7]
Between 1903 and 1908, he was seconded to serve with the Burma Military Police.[1] In September 1910, van Someren made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Hindus at Bombay in the 1910–11 Bombay Triangular Tournament.[8] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 27 runs in the Europeans first innings by Palwankar Baloo.[9] van Someren served in the First World War with the 45th Sikhs, during which he was promoted to major in the opening weeks of the war.[10] He was wounded during the war,[11] and was placed on the half-pay list in December 1916.[12] He would serve the remainder of the conflict with the War Office.[13] van Someren died in India in June 1939.
References
edit- ^ a b Borwick, Frank (1912). Annals and Register, 1862–1912. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 283.
- ^ "No. 26764". The London Gazette. 4 August 1896. p. 4445.
- ^ "No. 26954". The London Gazette. 5 April 1898. p. 2183.
- ^ Humphris, Edith M.; Creagh, Sir O'Moore (1924). The V. C. and D. S. O. Vol. 2. Standard Art Book Company Limited. p. 75.
- ^ "No. 10990". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 May 1898. p. 517.
- ^ "No. 27127". The London Gazette. 17 October 1899. p. 6267.
- ^ "No. 27845". The London Gazette. 17 October 1905. p. 6935.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William van Someren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Hindus, Bombay Triangular Tournament 1910/11 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 28910". The London Gazette. 22 September 1914. p. 7499.
- ^ Debrett, John (1931). Debrett's Illustrated Baronetage, with the Knightage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Dean & Son. p. 2168.
- ^ "No. 29896". The London Gazette. 9 January 1917. p. 391.
- ^ "No. 30819". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1918. p. 8987.