Ronald Waterhouse (civil servant)
Sir Ronald Waterhouse | |
|---|---|
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1922–1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Grigg |
| Succeeded by | Robert Vansittart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Dockray Waterhouse 28 December 1878 |
| Died | 28 November 1942 (aged 63) Devonshire |
| Spouse(s) |
Violet Goldingham
(m. 1904; died 1928)Nourah Chard (m. 1928) |
| Education | Marlborough College, (Preshute) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Civilian awards | CMG (1919) CB (1921) CVO (1922) KCB (1923) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army, R.A.F.V.R |
| Years of service | 1896–1910; 1914–1918; 1939–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel Wing Commander |
| Unit | Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Dragoon Guards, Courier Service |
| Battles/wars | Mashonaland Second Boer War First World War |
| Military awards | Matabele Medal Queen's Medal with four clasps King's Medal with two clasps Mons Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ronald Dockray Waterhouse KCB CMG CVO (28 December 1878 – 28 November 1942) was a British Army, Royal Air Force officer and civil servant. During his career, he was private secretary to the Duke of York (later George VI), and to three prime ministers: Bonar Law, Stanley Baldwin, and Ramsay MacDonald.