66. Pulteney⁵ Malcolm (Sir George⁴, David³, George², Reverend Robert¹) was born in Hindustan, East India 16/08/1861. Pulteney died 20/04/1940 in 10 Kingswood Drive, London, at 78 years of age.

He married Emily Maria Bower 30/10/1888. Emily was born in Southport, Lancashire c1867. Emily died 9/10/1949 in London, at 82 years of age. Her body was interred 1949 in Westerkirk Cemetery. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 22 Kent Road, Birkdale, Lancashire, 1891. Her funeral was held in Golders Green Crematorium, 13/10/1949.

He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in 22 Kent Road, Birkdale, Lancashire. He was cremated in West Norwood Crematorium, 23/04/1940. From The Times, April 23, 1940

On April 20, 1940, at his residence, 10, Kingswood Drive, S.E.19, Lt-Col. Pulteney Malcolm, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., A.M., dearly loved husband of Emily Malcolm, last surviving child of Gen. Sir. G. Malcolm, G.C.B. Served with 2nd Battn. R. Fusiliers, 1880-1887, 2nd Battn. 4th Goorkhas, 1887-1904. Was Head Constable of Hull, then Chief Constable of Cheshire till 1934. Religious service at West Norwood Crematorium at 2.30 to-morrow (Wednesday). Interment later date at Westerkirk, Langholm. No flowers.

Rank: Maj. Date of 1st commission: 11 Aug. 1880 Date of Rank: 11 Aug. 1900 Date of Retirement: 11 Aug. 1904

Worked for the Bengal Staff Corp in 1891.

Pulteney Malcolm and Emily Maria Bower had the following children:

79 i. George⁶ Malcolm was born 14/04/1892. George died 17/04/1893 at 1 year of age.

Pulteney Malcolm

80 ii. Captain Pulteney Malcolm was born in Bakloh, Punjab, India 04/08/1894. Pulteney died 25/08/1918 in Mory St. Léger, France, at 24 years of age. Pulteney joined the 4th Battalion The Kings Own Scottish Borderers on 29/08/1914 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Pulteney transferred to the Grenadier Guards in 1915. Pulteney was wounded in September 1915 in Battle of Loos. Pulteney was wounded in April 1917 in Gavrelle. Pulteney was wounded in March 1918 in Arras, France. Buried at L'Homme Mort British Cemetery, ECOUST-ST. MEIN. Grave I. A. 1.

On CWGC site:

Only child of Lt. Col. P. Malcolm, M.V.O., D.S.O., and Mrs. Pulteney Malcolm; grandson of General Sir G. Malcolm, G.C.B. (who was nephew to the three "Knights of Eskdale," as the Duke of Wellington called them). Belonged to the Dumfriesshire (Eskdale) branch of the Malcolm family. Educated Summerfields (Oxford), Eton College (K.S.) and Oxford (Exhibitioner, C.C.C.). Joined King's Own Scottish Borderers in August, 1914, and transfered to Grenadier Guards 1915. Was three times wounded. Was for a time Adjutant of Household Battalion at Windsor, and served with this Battalion on the Somme.

Died unmarried and without issue.

Found in The Times, September 9, 1918

Captain P. Malcolm, Grenadier Guards, whose death was unofficially reported in The Times of September 4, belonged to the Dumfriesshire branch (Eskdale) of the Malcolm family. His grandfather was General Sir George Malcolm, G.C.B., and his father is Lieutenant-Colonal Malcolm, who was in the Royal Fusiliers and the Indian Army, and is now Chief Constable of Cheshire. Captain Malcolm was born in August, 1894. He went to school at Summerfields, near Oxford, and from there went with a scholarship to Eton. In 1913 he went up to Oxford as an exhibitioner to Corpus Christi College. He was keen on the work of the O.T.C. at Eton and at Oxford, having been a sergeant in the school corps. He rowed in his college boat as a freshman, and later won the University Challenge Sculls. Immediately on the outbreak of war he applied for a commission, and was gazetted to a battalion of the K.O.S. Borderers, but after a few months he transferred to the Grenadier Guards, with a battalion of which he served at the front, being wounded and gassed at Loos in September, 1915. On recovery he was selected to be attached to the Household Battalion, and again went to the front, but was again wounded in 1917, and, being sent home, was appointed on recovery, to the adjutancy of a reserve battalion at Windsor. Last January he was specially selected to command a company of a battalion of the Grenadier Guards, and joined them at the front. He was killed on August 25, leading a charge of his company. His commanding officer writes of his work on that day:- "He was absolutely magnificent....I saw him most of the time setting a wonderful example to all the men of sterling British courage and devotion to duty....I always regarded him as an officer infused with the truest Grenadier spirit, who was absolutely loyal to the core....The men would do anything for him. They were all loud in his praises after the battle."

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