Lot Essay
C.B. London Gazette 30.6.1905.
C.V.O. London Gazette 25.2.1910.
The Reverend Dr. Edmond Warre, C.B., C.V.O., was born in London in February 1837 and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. At the former place, though a devoted 'wet-bob', he became a Newcastle scholar at the age of 17 years. Entering Balliol College, Oxford, with a scholarship in 1855, he gained 'Firsts' in moderations and 'Greats' and in 1859 a Fellowship at All Souls. Meanwhile he had continued enhancing his skills on the river and in 1857 rowed in the Oxford Eight which defeated Cambridge. In the following year he was appointed President of the University Boat Club and founded the Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps, the latter without any internal or external backing. He also assisted in launching the National Rifle Association. Returning to Eton College as an Assistant Master in 1860, Warre was quick to assert his many talents upon both the academic and sporting establishments - by the 1890s all three of the Indian Governors and two Governors-General had been through his house. Meanwhile great progress was made on the river with his appointment as River Master and with his input in the training of the Volunteer Corps, today the Officers' Training Corps. As Headmaster from 1884-1905, he arrived 'like a breeze from the sea' and by his hard work and careful administration ensured that 'the fame of Eton spread worldwide'. His years as Provost from 1909-1918 were less distinguished but as a Headmaster he remains one of Eton's greatest. A big framed, great-limbed man, whose 'commanding nature made him sometimes inconsiderate of weaker vessels', Edmond Warre died in January 1920.
C.V.O. London Gazette 25.2.1910.
The Reverend Dr. Edmond Warre, C.B., C.V.O., was born in London in February 1837 and educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. At the former place, though a devoted 'wet-bob', he became a Newcastle scholar at the age of 17 years. Entering Balliol College, Oxford, with a scholarship in 1855, he gained 'Firsts' in moderations and 'Greats' and in 1859 a Fellowship at All Souls. Meanwhile he had continued enhancing his skills on the river and in 1857 rowed in the Oxford Eight which defeated Cambridge. In the following year he was appointed President of the University Boat Club and founded the Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps, the latter without any internal or external backing. He also assisted in launching the National Rifle Association. Returning to Eton College as an Assistant Master in 1860, Warre was quick to assert his many talents upon both the academic and sporting establishments - by the 1890s all three of the Indian Governors and two Governors-General had been through his house. Meanwhile great progress was made on the river with his appointment as River Master and with his input in the training of the Volunteer Corps, today the Officers' Training Corps. As Headmaster from 1884-1905, he arrived 'like a breeze from the sea' and by his hard work and careful administration ensured that 'the fame of Eton spread worldwide'. His years as Provost from 1909-1918 were less distinguished but as a Headmaster he remains one of Eton's greatest. A big framed, great-limbed man, whose 'commanding nature made him sometimes inconsiderate of weaker vessels', Edmond Warre died in January 1920.